About Michelangelo Paintings
In usual michelangelo fashion the artist depicted the traditional scene with elements of controversy particularly by rendering its subjects nude with extremely muscular anatomies.
About michelangelo paintings. His poetry includes the following closing lines from what is known as poem 285 written in 1554. The renaissance saw changes in all aspects of life and culture with dramatic reforms sweeping through the worlds of religion politics and scientific belief. Click here for the gallery of michelangelo paintings. The detail involved in several of his paintings is quite extraordinary and we outline some of the most famous michelangelo paintings in this section.
Lost works are included but not commissions that michelangelo never made. Though michelangelo did not think highly of painting and declared that he was not a painter even going so far as to sign letters michelangelo the sculptor he painted frescoes which today are considered to be among western art s most important and magnificent works. Michelangelo was a devout catholic whose faith deepened at the end of his life. Michelangelo in full michelangelo di lodovico buonarroti simoni born march 6 1475 caprese republic of florence italy died february 18 1564 rome papal states italian renaissance sculptor painter architect and poet who exerted an unparalleled influence on the development of western art.
Michelangelo also left many drawings sketches and some works in poetry. Michelangelo his paintings and sculptures. Neither painting nor sculpture will be able any longer to calm my soul now turned toward that divine love that opened his arms on the cross to take us in. The following is a list of works of painting sculpture and architecture by the italian renaissance artist michelangelo.
Michelangelo was without doubt one of the most inspirational and talented artists in modern history. Michelangelo s series of frescos in the sistine chapel marked him out as a confident artist who was willing to take on huge commissioned projects.