The Drawings of Michelangelo
Description
Art students can benefit greatly from comparing Michelangelo's preparatory drawings to his finished masterworks-but viewing them together is virtually impossible in a museum setting. This program solves that problem, closely juxtaposing the artist's pencil and charcoal works with the painting, sculpture, and architecture that grew out of them. Studying drawings at the British Museum, the Ashmolean Museum, and other renowned institutions, the program presents detailed analysis of the Pieta, the colossal David, the Sistine Chapel ceiling, The Last Judgment, the Medici tomb, and St. Peter's Basilica. It also provides insight into Michelangelo's tools, techniques, stylistic evolution, and sexuality.
Runtime
41 min
Subjects
- Art criticism (74)
- Visual literacy (198)
- Visual communication (69)
- Visual perception (59)
- Art, Medieval Europe (19)
- Art, Baroque (91)
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Genre
Date of Publication
[2006], c2005
Database
Films on Demand
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