tagged w/ Michelangelo
-
Il crescente interesse da parte del grande collezionismo internazionale e la sua presenza in mostre di particolare rilievo organizzate dai maggiori musei del mondo costituiscono un segnale decisivo della riscoperta di Adolfo Wildt (Milano 1868–1931), oggi finalmente e giustamente riconsiderato tra i massimi scultori del Novecento europeo. Nonostante i riconoscimenti e la fama raggiunti in vita, quando gli fu assegnata senza concorso, ma per chiari meriti la cattedra di scultura nella prestigiosa Accademia di Brera a Milano e fu nominato Accademico d’Italia, entrando così nell’esclusivo pantheon delle glorie nazionali, il suo apprezzamento da parte della critica è rimasto controverso.Il crescente interesse da parte del grande collezionismo internazionale e la sua... more
-
-
Michelangelo created the Sistine Chapel in four years, it took the Cubes Work Studio only 400 hours.
Eleven puzzle addicts got together and for a period of just over two weeks re-created Michelangelo's Hand of God using a record breaking 12,090 Rubik's cubes.
They had to twist each Rubix cube to get the colours just right. They took the image off of the computer but the colours and shading were difficult to identify because of the quality of the image.
So Josh Chalom, the creative director made sure they "restored the piece so Adam didn't look like he just came out of a tanning salon and God didn't look so red that he resembled his arch-rival."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/vaticancityandholysee/8460977/Sistine-Chapel-masterpiece-recreated-using-Rubiks-Cubes.htmlMichelangelo created the Sistine Chapel in four years, it took the Cubes Work Studio... more
-
-
Michelangelo "Boy Meets Girl" Official Music Video Prod. By: Will Bracy
Director: Chaz Hubbard of "Reel Filmz"| http://ReelFilmz.com
Producer: Will Bracy | Record label: Fux Ent.Michelangelo "Boy Meets Girl" Official Music Video Prod. By: Will Bracy... more
-
-
“Michelangelo: The Drawings of a Genius” presents a selection of pictures from a major exhibition of around one hundred of the most beautiful drawings by Michelangelo currently at the Albertina in Vienna, Austria. This is the first major Michelangelo exhibition in more than twenty years, with a focus on the figural drawings by Michelangelo, who is introduced here as the genius of a period of change.
This piece includes a number of high-resolution pictures, a slide show of additional images from the exhibition and a documentary short film.
http://disembedded.wordpress.com/2010/12/27/michelangelo-the-drawings-of-a-genius/“Michelangelo: The Drawings of a Genius” presents a selection of pictures... more
-
-
Go to the link and explore the whole of the Sistine Chapel in detail using your mouse (hold left button down and move mouse around, and with the wheel you can zoom in and out). Michelangelo's masterpiece made more accessible than ever!Go to the link and explore the whole of the Sistine Chapel in detail using your mouse... more
-
-
You can lose a lot behind a sofa, pens, keys, loose change and a $300m Michelangelo painting.
The Kober family from New York took the painting down after it was hit by a tennis ball and only till recently found out the picture was from 1545 and painted by the famed artist for a friend.
"Mr Forcellino believes the work was painted by Michelangelo, in about 1545, as a gift for a friend. It then passed to two Catholic cardinals before ending up in the hands of a German baroness. She bequeathed it to a favourite lady-in-waiting who was the sister-in-law of Mr Kober's great grandfather. "-IndependentYou can lose a lot behind a sofa, pens, keys, loose change and a $300m Michelangelo... more
-
-
Have you seen the movie of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? This blog is a wonderful review about the movie TMNT. Read to know how great the movie is. It has some brief story outline and scene description; gives you the backgrounds about the turtles and what’s happening to the characters in the movie. And download the movie through a link inside.Have you seen the movie of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? This blog is a wonderful... more
-
-
-
-
dlamb
-
added this
-
1 year ago
- |
-
Guy Hepner is pleased to present three pieces from David LaChapelle’s Deluge series. A private collector has deaccessioned these incredible works from one of LaChapelle’s most sought after bodies of work. http://guyhepner.com/pages/news/david-lachapelle-delugeGuy Hepner is pleased to present three pieces from David LaChapelle’s Deluge... more
-
-
-
Michelangelo's famous statue of David could collapse because of its exposure to mass tourism, Italian experts say.
They say the massive statue of the naked boy-warrior is in danger because of its size, shape and the weakness of the marble from which it was carved. But they warn that the greatest risk comes from the footfall of many visitors who troop past it each day at Florence's Galleria dell'Accademia. The experts want to protect the statue by insulating it from the vibrations. This would cost about 1m euros (£785,000). Otherwise David could topple over, engineers from the University of Perugia say.
The warning follows a detailed study of the statue which showed that the cracks filled during major restoration works four years ago - on the occasion of its 500th anniversary - have already reopened. That restoration was itself controversial because it involved using distilled water to clean the statue - which critics argued could damage it. Michelangelo's David has had iconic status almost since its completion at the height of the Renaissance.
At the time it was seen as a powerful symbol of Florence's republican political ideals: David being the youthful warrior who felled the mighty Goliath in the Biblical Old Testament story. Since then it has enjoyed mixed fortunes: attacked by crowds when it was first displayed, then hacked by a deranged painter in 1991. The statue has also acquired kitsch status - its copies adorn everything from casinos in Las Vegas to tacky Mediterranean beach bars. Michelangelo's famous statue of David could collapse because of its exposure to... more
-
-
Discovery-News.com: Portraits of Michelangelo suggest he was nowhere near as beautiful as the works of art he produced. Discovery News' Rossella Lorenzi, in Florence, Italy, unmasks his new face.
Discovery-News.com: Portraits of Michelangelo suggest he was nowhere near as beautiful... more
-
-
Ever feel a bit gutted that you never got to see what some of the World's latest and greatest looked like? Me too, we're never gonna really know, so some kind people made them out of Lego for us.
What lovely lovely people.
And why has Alexander the Great got such a smirk on his face? Ever feel a bit gutted that you never got to see what some of the World's latest... more
-
-
The Vatican said on Thursday that it had found what is believed to be the last drawing done by the famous painter Michelangelo. The small drawing, a design for the dome of St. Peter's Basilica, was done in the spring of 1563 when the artist was 88.The Vatican said on Thursday that it had found what is believed to be the last drawing... more
-
-
"Michelangelo, who began working on the basilicas construction in 1547, was in his late 80s when he did the sketch. The sketch is especially rare, the Vatican newspaper noted, because the artist ordered many of his designs destroyed when he was an old man"
virtual tour of St. Peter's:
http://www.virtualsweden.se/projects/peters/
the other, more popular Michelangelo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTYXZ0qZZEA"Michelangelo, who began working on the basilicas construction in 1547, was in... more
-
