Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Ignudi, Michelangelo



Title: Ignudi
Artist: Michelangelo
Location: Sistine Chapel Cieling, Vatican, Rome
Date: 1508 - 12

  • ignudi - why are they nude ?
  • marginal figures that intrude on compositions
  • made prominent by drapery
  • literary sources use male nudes to refer to a golden age
  • oak and acorns present - commissioned by a Rovere pope
  • Oak tree = Golden age - reference to Julius II - ties in with paradise in Old testament and christ) Rome under Julius is in a golden age
Posted by at

2 comments:

  1. Jean ThiancourtSeptember 26, 2011 at 6:42 AM

    Bonjour Radhika,

    Ils sont beaux, ces Ignudi, n'est-ce pas ?...
    J'en mets 5 en volume : bronze !
    Si cela vous intéresse :
    http://thiancourt.blogspot
    Bravo pour votre site : impressionnant !
    Bien cordialement,
    Jean Thiancourt

    ReplyDelete
  2. Jean ThiancourtSeptember 26, 2011 at 6:44 AM

    Oubli... Voici l'adresse complète :
    http://thiancourt.blogspot.com

    ReplyDelete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)