ARTH199 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Donato Bramante, San Pietro In Montorio
30 Aug 2016
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Michelangelo, jonah , 1511, sistine chapel, vatican, rome: god allows the youthful jonah (the seer of nineveh whom he rescued from the belly of the whale within three days the time between christ"s death and his resurrection) to challenge him in his bold nakedness, the figure mocks every law of composition and perspective, rebellious prophet looks up directly at his self begetting and affirming maker. Vatican, rome: the beginning of the creation is marked by the figure of god, seen from below, as he launches himself into infinite space with his arms raised, allowing spirals of light to sweep aside the darkness, 4 igudi (corners) sacrifice of isaac (right medallion), elijah ascending to heaven on chariot of fire (left) Jeremiah , 1511, sistine chapel o: melancholy, abstracted jeremiah, more than any other figure, is a deeply moving moral self portrait. shaping of the limbs, the perfect torso and magnificent, calmly musing profile surpass the greek ideal of beauty.
