03 — ARTWORK
Ignudo
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti · 1511 →
- MEDIUM
- Fresco
- TYPE
- Religious
PALETTE
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CURRENT LOCATION · Cappella Sistina (Vatican City)
- FILE
- 757 × 1160 px · JPEG
COMMENTARY
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The picture shows the Ignudo at the upper right corner of the Separation of the Earth from the Waters (above the prophet Daniel).
The poses of the pairs of ignudiMale nudes. The best-known are the male nudes on Michelangelo's Sistine ceiling. become gradually more dynamic and agitated. The two above the Persian Sibyl (at the left) bend backward in opposite directions, while one of those above the prophet Daniel (at right) bends forward, casting an apprehensive glance at the viewer, and the other raises his arm in a movement reminiscent of Hellenistic sculptures of dancing fauns.
OTHER WORKS BY MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI
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