Beeld van een personificatie van de schemering door Michelangelo in de kapel van de Medici, Florence by Anonymous

Beeld van een personificatie van de schemering door Michelangelo in de kapel van de Medici, Florence 1890 - 1920

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photography, sculpture, marble

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high-renaissance

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sculpture

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classical-realism

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photography

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sculpture

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marble

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italian-renaissance

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nude

Dimensions: height 447 mm, width 513 mm

Copyright: Rijks Museum: Open Domain

Here we have an image of a sculpture of a personification of dusk, attributed to Michelangelo, in the Medici Chapel, Florence. The photo is printed on paper. What's striking is the way light defines the figure’s form. It seems to be about the artist’s touch, the physical act of shaping the stone that brings the figure to life. The raking light emphasizes the texture of the stone, accentuating the tension between the smooth, polished areas and the rougher, unfinished parts. Look at the way the light catches the folds of skin around the torso. It's this contrast that gives the sculpture its sense of vitality. The subject, caught in a moment of reflection, feels strikingly modern. He reminds me of Rodin’s Thinker, who captures a similar sense of inner turmoil. But where Rodin is all about psychological drama, this sculpture feels more open-ended, inviting us to project our own feelings onto it. Ultimately, the piece is about the ambiguity of existence.

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