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Masks by Michelangelo

Posted on April 12, 2008 by 100swallows

Sublime, sublime. Didn’t Michelangelo ever try to be funny? Here are two grotesque masks that Michelangelo used as decoration on the cuirass (armor) of his great marble figure of Giuliano de’ Medici: Giuliano de Medici See a large version here) … Continue reading →

Posted in art, art history, great artists, Michelangelo, Renaissance, sculpture, stone carving | Tagged Florence, grotesque masks, humor, masks, Medici, Medusa, mockery, Rome, satire, wit | 5 Comments

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