Read more about the article Michelangelo in Wood – An Almost Forgotten Chapter
Hölzernes Kruzifix von Michelangelo in der Sakristei der Kirche Santo Spirito in Florenz Copyright https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crucifix_de_Michel-Ange.JPG

Michelangelo in Wood – An Almost Forgotten Chapter

When we speak of Michelangelo Buonarroti, we immediately think of marble: David, the Pietà, Moses. His works seem to be carved in stone for eternity. That the great master of…

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Read more about the article The Chirothecae of Pope Julius II
Michelangelo's lost masterpiece - Chirothecae Skulptur Papst Julius II. Foto: Robert Schittko

The Chirothecae of Pope Julius II

Historical and Liturgical Context of the Chirothecae The chirothecae are liturgical gloves that became part of the official pontifical vestments in the 11th century. As integral elements of episcopal and…

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Read more about the article Pope, Power, Rope: Why Julius II Wore a Symbol of Poverty
Detail Cingulum des Modells Papst Julius II. Foto: Robert Schittko

Pope, Power, Rope: Why Julius II Wore a Symbol of Poverty

An iconographic detail between asceticism, symbolic politics, and staging a liturgical vestment, one can see a simple, multi-stranded rope around the waist of a sculpture that represents Pope Julius II.But…

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Read more about the article The Clasp of Power – How a Small Detail Tells an Entire Image of the Pope
Detail of the clasp of the model Pope Julius II. Photo: Robert Schittko

The Clasp of Power – How a Small Detail Tells an Entire Image of the Pope

An art-historical look at an overlooked fragment of papal pictorial policy during the High Renaissance. More than a Detail In the center of the chest. Almost inconspicuous. A winged angel's…

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Read more about the article A lost masterpiece returns – but where does it belong? Bologna or a safe?
Michelangelo's lost masterpiece - sculpture Pope Julius II. photo: Robert Schittko

A lost masterpiece returns – but where does it belong? Bologna or a safe?

A colorful linden wood sculpture depicting Pope Julius II enthroned and attributed to Michelangelo Buonarroti is causing international excitement. It is suspected that the sculpture is the lost model of…

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Read more about the article The Forgotten Masterpiece of Bologna: Michelangelo’s Lost Bronze Statue of Julius II
Drawing of the facade of basilica San Petronio in Bologna (Rothschild Album I, p.12, Paris, Musée de Louvre, Départment des arts graphiques)

The Forgotten Masterpiece of Bologna: Michelangelo’s Lost Bronze Statue of Julius II

A Statue Above Bologna – And Then Gone For more than three years, a magnificent bronze statue of Pope Julius II, created by Michelangelo, stood proudly above the main portal…

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