6. The sculpture has been criticized for Michelangelo’s depiction of Mary. Some church observers sneered that the artist made her look too youthful to have a son who was 33 years old, as Jesus was ...
In this lecture, Dr. Andrei Antokhin will explore how an object’s interpretation in its current context can differ from its original intent, focusing on Michelangelo’s Pietà as an example. While now ...
Indeed, after years of debate, the masterpiece by Michelangelo has been relocated to a new museum exclusively reserved for it – the Museo Della Pietà -, designed by Michele de Lucchi inside the Sforza ...