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This volume presents Michelangelo's last work, the Rondanini Pietà, held by the Museo del Castello Sforzesco in Milan. The sculpture has been restored to its former glory,and the various stages of the restoration work are documented photographically, asnd the history of this masterpiece is recounted by Maria Teresa Fiorio.
The magnificent three Pieta, now in Rome, Florence and Milan, are here introduced by Antonio Paolucci, head of the Florence Soprintendenza and former Minister of Cultural Services in Italy. The works are captured both in their entirety, and in close-ups which reveal the tiniest detail by Aurelio Amendola, one of the leading international photographers of sculpture. The St Peter's Pieta, reflects the classical ideals of the Renaissance: calm and order. Traces of expressive drama appear in the Pieta of Santa Maria del Fiore, and the culmination of this feeling is found in the unfinished Rondanini Pieta, a tormented figure reflecting the artist's religious anxiety. This outstanding book is a pleasure to look at and will be enjoyed by anyone with an interest in sculpture and the Italian Renaissance.
This thesis considers Michelangelo’s final work, the Rondanini Pietà, which contains an upright Jesus supported from behind by Mary. The Pietà depicts the apocryphal moment following the Crucifixion when Christ was removed from the cross and placed in Mary’s embrace. The most interesting aspect of the Rondanini Pietà is that it was sculpted, destroyed, and reconstructed in distinct phases. In one of these phases, the body of Christ was destroyed, only to be re-created from the marble “flesh” of Mary. This research builds on the idea of John Paoletti that Mary’s figure was preceded by Nicodemus and a self-portrait of the artist. Studying the sculptural phases as an intentional part of the process adds great insight into the devotional quality of the work. The traces of revisions, including the pivotal change in character from Nicodemus to Mary, explain the very act of sculpting as a meditative process whereby Michelangelo engaged devotionally with the narrative of Christ’s death and anticipated “rebirth” from the tomb. Through the figures of Nicodemus and Mary, Michelangelo could mystically participate in various levels in the re-creation of Christ: the “medium” of salvation.
This book offers a fresh perspective on Michelangelo’s well-known masterpiece, the Vatican Pietà, by tracing the shifting meaning of the work of art over time. Lisa M. Rafanelli chronicles the object history of the Vatican Pietà and the active role played by its many reproductions. The sculpture has been on continuous view for over 500 years, during which time its cultural, theological, and artistic significance has shifted. Equally important is the fact that over its long life it has been relocated numerous times and has also been reproduced in images and objects produced both during Michelangelo’s lifetime and long after, described here as artistic progeny: large-scale, unique sculpted variants, smaller-scale statuettes, plaster and bronze casts, and engraved prints. The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, Renaissance studies, early modern studies, religion, Christianity, and theology.
In this book, Sarah Rolfe Prodan examines the spiritual poetry of Michelangelo in light of three contexts: the Catholic Reformation movement, Renaissance Augustinianism, and the tradition of Italian religious devotion. Prodan combines a literary, historical, and biographical approach to analyze the mystical constructs and conceits in Michelangelo's poems, thereby deepening our understanding of the artist's spiritual life in the context of Catholic Reform in the mid-sixteenth century. Prodan also demonstrates how Michelangelo's poetry is part of an Augustinian tradition that emphasizes mystical and moral evolution of the self. Examining such elements of early modern devotion as prayer, lauda singing, and the contemplation of religious images, Prodan provides a unique perspective on the subtleties of Michelangelo's approach to life and to art. Throughout, Prodan argues that Michelangelo's art can be more deeply understood when considered together with his poetry, which points to a spirituality that deeply informed all of his production.
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