Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Tomb of Lorenzo with Dawn and Dusk, Michelangelo


Title: Tomb of Lorenzo with Dawn & Dusk
Artist: Michelangelo
Location: Medici Chapel, San Lorenzo, Florence
Date: 1519 - 34

  • Diurnal references - to classical past
  • references to classical past? supposed to be River God at the bottom
  • balance - precarious position
  • idea of time and immortality - linked to Golden Age of the Medici
  • Structure of dome is a reference to sainthood
  • genders were assgined to dawn and dusk based on Italian nouns - juxtaposed symmetry in arrangement
  • Lorenzo in a contemplative gesture
  • different compositions adopted to make a "good" artwork

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