Michelangelo’s Sketches for the Sistine Chapel Write a paragraph about each question Use one words written in an educated manner. No quotes nor citations Note: Consider the concepts public perception of the drawing medium and the many purposes of drawing, while viewing the sketches and fresco painting. Remember separate paragraphs about each topic . 1. […]
Think: Take a minute to consider why artists such as Michelangelo chose to sculpt his Moses from marble, or the early people of Ohio used earth to create the Serpent Mound, or why Marcel Duchamp decided to appropriate a urinal in order to declare it a work of art. Look carefully at the materials and […]
Compare Michelangelo’s “David” (Figure 5-8) with Rodin’s “Danaïde” (Figure 5-9). How does each sculptor establish the gender of his figure? Does Rodin achieve more in terms of gender identity by leaving some of the original marble unfinished?
