FA 30b Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Libyan Sibyl, X-Men 2099, Rebellious Slave
25 Feb 2017
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Michelangelo"s the libyan sibyl (fresco) presents an artistic challenge, in which the figure is in a figura serpentina. The basis for this figure was a male model. Her big toe is the basis for the pose. These artists who used michelangelo"s figura serpentina were called mannerists. Michelangelo"s the prophet jonah (fresco) was seen as a prototype for jesus. His pose of emerging from the whale is a depiction of christ"s resurrection. His thumb and forefinger are both extended signifying communion, specifically the body of christ. Michelangelo"s sculptures for the tomb of julius ii were influenced by the recent discovery of the ancient work la coon (hellenistic). This struggle and physical contortion influenced michelangelo"s the dying slave and the. The two figures represent the idea of constraint imposed on the body that derive from neoplatonism. The figures seek to escape the bondage of matter, and the corrupting earth that binds them.
