The Rondanini Pietá by Michelangelo Buonarroti [antikvár]

This group of the "Rondanini Pieta" (it is so called because for centuries it was preserved by the Rondanini family in their palace in Rome) was carve< by Michelangelo in two different periods of his old age. Ali the Master's afterthoughts between the first and the second version are, stili today, cle< Ifyou happen to be in the halls of the "Castello Sforzesco" in Milan, (where you have bought the present booklet) stand in front of the marble group of Michelangelo' s "Rondanini Pieta" and read over the following text. It contains suggestions to interpret the work. But keep in mind that the "Pieta" is not so easy and immediate to understand: you need to observe, "explore", "feel" it before you can catch its extraordinary human, religious and artistic meaning. DON T STAND STILL IN FRONT OF THE STATUE, BUT MOVE FIRST TO YOU R RIGHT AND THEN TO YOUR LEFT. The right arm of Christ was executed twice Except for the legs of Christ (which are clear-cut in their shape and surf ace), the statue looks damaged, only hewn out in rough and clearly unfinished. So that a lot of people wonder: 'We//, where' s the masterpiece?" Don't try to answer and keep "exploring". But, above ali, even if the incomprehensibile - and dramatic - incompleteness of the sculpture may puzzle you, don't keep stili in front of it, but try to move around in order to view it from every angle. The face of the Virgin was executed twice