Lavishly illustrated catalogue which ventures into new academic territory
Focus on Giambologna’s largely unknown early work and his study of Michelangelo
Exciting attribution of four alabaster statuettes to Giambologna
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[UK]
Shadows of Time
Giambologna, Michelangelo and the Medici Chapel
Giambologna (1529–1606) is regarded as the most important European sculptor between Michelangelo and Bernini. How did he achieve this status? This volume investigates this question and examines above all Giambologna’s study of Michelangelo, his all-powerful role model, and how he successfully prevailed.
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The young Flemish artist Giambologna most probably embarked on his study trip to Rome in 1550. On his way home he visited Florence, decided to stay and became the star at the Medici court. They sent his sculptures to the princely courts of Europe, where they became sought-after gifts. Although we know a great deal about his success, we know little of his early years in Italy, because he first appeared on the scene as a sculptor from about 1560. The alabaster figures after Michelangelo’s “Times of Day” in Dresden, hitherto largely ignored, seem to be early works by the master sculptor. An examination of these sculptures promises to shed fresh light on the development of a genius.
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Ed. Stephan Koja, Claudia Kryza-Gersch
for the Staatliche Kunstsammlung Dresden
In stock
With contributions by C. Kryza-Gersch, R. Rosenberg, A. Lipinska, F. Scholten, M. Heisterberg
264 pages, 181 illustrations
21 x 25.5 cm, paperback with flaps
264 pages, 181 illustrations
21 x 25.5 cm, paperback with flaps
ISBN: 978-3-7774-3178-9
German edition
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Keywords
Late Renaissance, sculpture, Michelangelo, Medici, Florentine school, Mannerism, early Baroque
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