Famous Michelangelo Drawings
Michelangelo also left many drawings sketches and some works in poetry.
Famous michelangelo drawings. See more ideas about michelangelo michelangelo paintings renaissance art. Michelangelo di lodovico buonarroti simoni italian. The following is a list of works of painting sculpture and architecture by the italian renaissance artist michelangelo.
6 march 1475 18 february 1564 known best as simply michelangelo english. Quite possibly the world s most famous sculpture michelangelo s david was sculpted over the course of three years beginning when the artist was just 26 years old. Click here for the gallery of michelangelo drawings.
Bacchus 1497 completed by michelangelo by the age of 22 this famous work depicts the roman god of wine bacchus holding a goblet of wine in his right hand and in his left the skin of a tiger an animal associated with the god sitting behind him is a faun who eats the bunch of grapes slipping out of bacchus s left hand. Hand woman female man. Unlike many earlier depictions of the biblical hero which portray david triumphant after his battle with goliath michelangelo was the first artist to show him in a tense alert position prior to his legendary fight.
Whether it be an elaborate fresco a detailed architectural plan or a study piece for a future sculpture drawings would always be michelangelo s first port of call such sketches are therefore a link between his breadth of work and many stand out as fine art in their own right. 125 free images of michelangelo. One of the commonalities that relate each of his works in the different fields together is that they all start with a drawing.
ˌ m aɪ k əl ˈ æ n dʒ ə l oʊ ˌ m ɪ k was an italian sculptor painter architect and poet of the high renaissance born in the republic of florence who exerted an unparalleled. Mikeˈlandʒelo di lodoˈviːko ˌbwɔnarˈrɔːti siˈmoːni. Lost works are included but not commissions that michelangelo never made.
Feb 8 2019 explore roy tay s board michelangelo paintings followed by 259 people on pinterest. Along with pietà bacchus is one of only two surviving sculptures. Michelangelo was one of the most creative and influential artists in the history of western art.
Michelangelo was an artist who worked on projects in various disciplines.