03 — ARTWORK
Rehoboam - Abijah (detail)
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti · 1512 →
- MEDIUM
- Fresco
- TYPE
- Religious
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The young man at right is seated bent forward in an attitude of complete abandon. His head, with his face turned toward the wall, is resting on the hand placed on his right knee; his other arm hangs down at his side. Behind him, a young boy seems to be trying to make him sit upright by grabbing his shoulder. The juxtapositions of bright colours in the woman's clothes - a green scarf over her head and shoulders, a violet-rose pinafore, a reddish-orange mantleAn overcoat, worn open, popular during the second half of the 15th century and the 16th century and often lined with fur along the hem and around the collar. It reached to the knee or foot, depending on the social class of the wearer. with yellow ocher lining - are matched by equally rich, but more delicate, tones in those of the young man.
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