You have such a wealth of knowledge. This is fantastically well-timed for me. In Brasil, I am under different influences and my style of painting and interests are changing. I find myself painting many more figures, faces, landscapes, etc. I am learning (and re-learning) lots of different techniques and your writing, many times, functions as a tutorial on many fronts. Anyways, thanks for this post and the work you clearly put into them!
I really enjoyed the comparison of the two angels. And how interesting to follow the early life of Michaelangelo. I love your teacher’s advice and wonder what sort of art someone like him would have made if not taking on commissions. I suppose he did have quite a bit of artistic freedom in his commissions, though. Thank you so much, this was a joy to read.
You are welcome Jenn, yeah, it would be interesting to speculate. I think The David, would be 100% his vision, and the captives and the slaves...They were for Julius II Tomb commission, but those sculptures were to be "mere" decorations, I think Michelangelo would have done them for himself. He wasn't a very subservient guy, but Julius II knew how to push M's buttons, like when he got M to mange quarrying marbles which M thought would be his to turn into sculptures but Julius used for adorning facades of a church instead. Ouch.
I’ve only read less then half this article, and Your writing left me mesmerized! It’s 2:00 in the morning, so I’ll pick this up tomorrow. Excellent ✨💜🤗
Every moment while reading this post felt like savoring my soul to the fullest. The slowest read I had ever done not to finish it fast. I honestly don't know how many times I had scrolled down the post😂 to look back at the angel of Da Vinci to enjoy the way you had explained it below. Reads like this of art and artists are a gem of a Soul! 🦋✨️and your mentor's advice for art making literally got my soul🥹❤️
I saw a lot of Michelangelo's work in Italy. It was amazing and so intricately and detailed oriented. I spent lots of time looking at each work of art and sculpture. I was thunder struck at the beauti it represented and totally absorbed by the story he told.
@Dave pearen Thank you for sharing. : )
You have such a wealth of knowledge. This is fantastically well-timed for me. In Brasil, I am under different influences and my style of painting and interests are changing. I find myself painting many more figures, faces, landscapes, etc. I am learning (and re-learning) lots of different techniques and your writing, many times, functions as a tutorial on many fronts. Anyways, thanks for this post and the work you clearly put into them!
“The stroke of the brush does not produce the art.” A phrase I heard today that, I think, sums up the heart of the artist. Like in the daVinci story.
It’s wonderful how you see the heart of the artist in their works and explain it in english. Thank you!
Thank you!
I really enjoyed the comparison of the two angels. And how interesting to follow the early life of Michaelangelo. I love your teacher’s advice and wonder what sort of art someone like him would have made if not taking on commissions. I suppose he did have quite a bit of artistic freedom in his commissions, though. Thank you so much, this was a joy to read.
You are welcome Jenn, yeah, it would be interesting to speculate. I think The David, would be 100% his vision, and the captives and the slaves...They were for Julius II Tomb commission, but those sculptures were to be "mere" decorations, I think Michelangelo would have done them for himself. He wasn't a very subservient guy, but Julius II knew how to push M's buttons, like when he got M to mange quarrying marbles which M thought would be his to turn into sculptures but Julius used for adorning facades of a church instead. Ouch.
That’s a good point, I think you’re right about the sculptures. I did not know that about Julius and the marbles. Ouch indeed.
I’ve only read less then half this article, and Your writing left me mesmerized! It’s 2:00 in the morning, so I’ll pick this up tomorrow. Excellent ✨💜🤗
Every moment while reading this post felt like savoring my soul to the fullest. The slowest read I had ever done not to finish it fast. I honestly don't know how many times I had scrolled down the post😂 to look back at the angel of Da Vinci to enjoy the way you had explained it below. Reads like this of art and artists are a gem of a Soul! 🦋✨️and your mentor's advice for art making literally got my soul🥹❤️
So beautiful, thank you. 😀💜💫
I saw a lot of Michelangelo's work in Italy. It was amazing and so intricately and detailed oriented. I spent lots of time looking at each work of art and sculpture. I was thunder struck at the beauti it represented and totally absorbed by the story he told.
Sharon, I am glad you got to spend time there and thoroughly taken in his work.