In: Bernstorff, Marieke von ; Kubersky, Susanne ; Cicconi, Maurizia (Hrsgg.): Vivace con espressione : Gefühl, Charakter, Temperament in der italienischen Kunst ; kunsthistorische Studien zu Ehren von Sybille Ebert-Schifferer. München 2018, pp. 27-46 (Römische Studien der Bibliotheca Hertziana ; 40)
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Abstract
My contribution deals with the masks and grotesque faces that often appear in Michelangelo's oeuvre, namely in the Medici chapel, in his drawing "The Dream" and in a copy of Battista Franco's drawing after a lost “concetto” of Michelangelo. I try to show that Michelangelo actually lost his original face when Pietro Torrigiani crushed his nose. Thus Michelangelo’s face was a mask which later became his trademark and which is emblematic both of his character and of his thoughts about art.
| Document type: | Book Section |
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| Version: | Secondary publication |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Jan 2025 10:30 |
| Faculties / Institutes: | Research Project, Working Group > Individuals |
| DDC-classification: | Plastic arts, numismatics, ceramics, metalwork Drawing and decorative arts |
| Controlled Keywords: | Michelangelo <Buonarroti>, Maske <Motiv>, Das Groteske, Ikonographie, Allegorie |
| Subject (classification): | Artists, Architects Drawing, Printmaking Iconography Sculpture |
| Countries/Regions: | Italy |
| Paper series: | Series Volume |
