# Tomb of Michelangelo: Allegory of Painting

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## Artwork

- Artist: [LORENZI, Battista di Domenico](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/lorenzi-battista-di-domenico-r0828cb002959c8>)
- Date: 1551-1600
- Technique: Marble

## Commentary

Following the solemn funeral of Michelangelo held in the church of San Lorenzo on 14 July 1564, Vasari began his project for the structure of the &lt;a onclick=&#34;return OpenOther\(&#39;/html/v/vasari/1/22monume.html&#39;\)&#34; href=&#34;/html/v/vasari/1/22monume.html&#34;&gt;monument to Michelangelo.&lt;/a&gt; The elaborate allegorical decoration for the project was drawn up by Vincenzo Borghini and included contributions by Battista Lorenzi, who sculpted the statue of Painting and the &lt;a onclick=&#34;return OpenOther\(&#39;/html/l/lorenzi/battista/michelan.html&#39;\)&#34; href=&#34;/html/l/lorenzi/battista/michelan.html&#34;&gt;bust of Michelangelo,&lt;/a&gt; and Valerio Cioli the &lt;a onclick=&#34;return OpenOther\(&#39;/html/c/cioli/sculptur.html&#39;\)&#34; href=&#34;/html/c/cioli/sculptur.html&#34;&gt;statue of Sculpture.&lt;/a&gt; The marble personification of &lt;a onclick=&#34;return OpenOther\(&#39;/html/b/bandini/architec.html&#39;\)&#34; href=&#34;/html/b/bandini/architec.html&#34;&gt;Architecture&lt;/a&gt; was made by Giovanni Bandini. The picture shows the Allegory of Painting. The designers of the tomb originally intended it to be a figure of Sculpture, and Battista Lorenzi changed the identification late in the project.

## Related artworks

- [Alpheus and Arethusa](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/lorenzi-battista-di-domenico-r0828cb002959c8/alpheus-and-arethusa-r1d68f470d1ed41>)
- [Ganymede Fountain \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/lorenzi-battista-di-domenico-r0828cb002959c8/ganymede-fountain-detail-r52722a323599ff>)
- [Ganymede Fountain](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/lorenzi-battista-di-domenico-r0828cb002959c8/ganymede-fountain-r644eb079803ab1>)
- [Tomb of Michelangelo: Bust of Michelangelo](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/lorenzi-battista-di-domenico-r0828cb002959c8/tomb-of-michelangelo-bust-of-michelangelo-rc6d5453d65b65d>)
- [Tomb of Michelangelo: Bust of Michelangelo](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/lorenzi-battista-di-domenico-r0828cb002959c8/tomb-of-michelangelo-bust-of-michelangelo-rf98ba3e5bc4257>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)