Michelangelo at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
A Michelangelo exhibit opened at the Metropolitan Museum of Art last week. It is quite wonderful! And it is VERY CROWDED! There are 133 drawings from 50 institutions and 3 sculptures by Michelangelo. Most of the drawings are in red chalk, and there is a ceiling reproduction of the Sistine Chapel in one gallery, with preliminary drawings for this monumental work. I actually visited with friends for several hours on 3 different days and enjoyed drawing there after finding tiny little places to stand out of the crowds.
Here is a link to the Exhibit which will be at the Met until February 12, 2018
https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2017/michelangelo
I sketched his statue called Apollo-David from two views, and also a few of his drawings. The first is a frontal view, with a few copies of hand drawings from one of his Sistine Chapel drawings. The second is a side view, when I could stand with my back to a wall, out of the way.
The head of the prophet Zachariah - who is painted at one end of the Sistine Chapel as a fully developed figure. Each of the drawings are accompanied by a small photo of the finished painting in the Sistine Chapel, and a diagram where you can find it.
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