Michelangelo Midterm

Bozzetti

wax or terracotta model; ex= David models in Casa Buonarroti

Sarcophagus

ancient tomb; ex= Battle of Hercules

Effigy

figure referencing a person; ex= effigy of Pope Julius on tomb

Figura Serpentinata

spirals around vertical axis; ex= Victory (Mich.), The Dying Slave (Mich.)

Cenotaph

memorial tomb with no body; ex= tomb of Julius II

Spolvero

fresco technique of poking holes and filling with charcoal; ex= Andrea dell Sarto

Pendentive

triangular section between wall and ceiling; ex= David and Goliath (Sistine Chapel)

Sinopia

fresco technique with red pigment; ex= Andrea Castagno

Cangiante

creating light and dark by adding different hues; ex=later sibyls (Libyan Sibyl) and figures in Sistine Chapel

Quadro Riportato

transporting wall painting to ceiling; ex= Creation of Adam

Ignudo

male nude figures Michelangelo created for Sistine ceiling

Battle of the Centaurs

@ Casa Buonarrotti; made in Medici Sculpture Garden; Pisano helped him come up with theme for work

Madonna of the Stairs

@ Casa Buonarrotti; use of schiacchiato (low-relief); foreshadows Pieta; references devotional literature

Bacchus

@ Bargello; intended for Cardinal Riario’s courtyard; ended up with Jacabo Galli

Pieta

@ St. Peter’s Basilica (Vatican); intended for tomb of French cardinal; pyramidal shape; trying to fit Christ into Mary’s lap

St Matthew

@ Galleria Accademia; intended for cycle of apostles inside Florence cathedral; twisting inspired by Laocoon

David

@ Galleria Accademia; previously in Palazzo Signoria; political significance; lack of iconography

Moses

@ San Pietro in Vincoli; on Julius II’s tomb; horns are mistranslation

Dying Slave

@ Louvre; does not end up on tomb; monkey behind it

Awakening Slave

@ Galleria Accademia; load bearing; in Boboli Garden

The Doni Tondo

@ Uffizi; use of foreshortening

The Creation of Adam

@ Sistine Chapel; God about to breath life into Adam

The Fall and the Expulsion from the Garden

@ Sistine Chapel; arm of angel mirroring serpent

Creation of Sun, Moon and Planets

@ Sistine Chapel; displays “terribilita” or awesome power of God