Michelangelo

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Michelangelo's Pieta - Vatican: Get the Detail of Michelangelo's Pieta on Times of India Travel

Michelangelo Buonarroti at thirteen pen to paper drawings showed great talent and as an apprentice he acquired basic fresco skills he studied space and the human body anatomy he was poor but brimming with energy and ambition and was introduced to poetry and wrote poetry also he loved carving bringing life to his sculptures I adore his Pieta no corpse could be more life like it is said reliefs on wood the Sistine chapel frescos tomb carvings oh, the last judgment divine and so much more Michelangelo died weeks before his 89th birthday and is buried in his home town of Florence that was his wish __________________ July 19, 2021 Poetry/Bio/Michelangelo Copyright Protected, ID 07-1374-163-19 All Rights Reserved, 07/21/2021 Written for the Standard contest, A Brian Strand July 20 sponsor, Brian Strand, Judged 07/21/2021 First Place

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Paris-Maree Boreham

Date: 7/21/2021 6:42:00 AM

Fantastic tribute Constance and informative ! Enjoyed this much, Thanks and BIG Congratulations for your well deserved win >>> CONGRATULATIONS :D

Constance La France
Date: 7/21/2021 9:16:00 AM

Paris, thank you for the compliment, comment and congratulations ~ love and serenity _Constance

Christuraj Alex

Date: 7/21/2021 5:16:00 AM

Great tribute to a great artist. I too love the Pieta. Together with your beautiful narration, you have put in some historicity as well. Congratulations!

Constance La France
Date: 7/21/2021 5:41:00 AM

Christuraj, thank you for the comment, compliment and congratulations, appreciate ~ peace and tranquility _Constance

Vijay Pandit

Date: 7/19/2021 5:37:00 AM

You honor a great artist with your poem, Constance. It was a delight to see his renowned work when we visited Italy-- Sistine Chapel and Statue of David--among many. As you so aptly describe, he was a multi-talented artist of all time.

Constance La France
Date: 7/19/2021 3:55:00 PM

Vijay, thank you so much for your visit, it must have been wonderful, I have only seen these things in pictures, he was an incredible man, and thanks for the compliment ~ love and serenity _Constance