The works remain and will be revered as long as men and
women revere and adore the works of the human hand, the works of the human
heart and soul. His are without question
among the most treasured in history; arguable the greatest, the most sublime.
The mortal Michelangelo Buonarroti has gained immortality through the
realization of his prodigious talents. They are so much desirably so grand.
There is a strength tempered with nuance and subtlety in the
works of Michelangelo that is unique in a way that at best can only be
instructional and imitated. His work is to be returned to many times over the
course of our own lifetimes as reference and a source of inspirational joy.
Michelangelo; first as sculptor, painter, poet, architect
and planner was gifted beyond imagination and his physical strength mythical in
power. The Sistine Ceiling (unsurpassed in scale and ambition) Moses and the
Pieta all exhibit his might, control and then restraint tempered with care.
The drawings and studies of Michelangelo beautiful and
compelling as any finished work of art by any hand are chosen here for your
pleasure. They are testaments to God, love and the spirit endowed. I hope your
spirit will be filled and replenished as you view them, as is yours to decide.
Michelangelo Quotes
“Every block of stone
has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it.”
“From such a gentle
thing, from such a fountain of all delight, my every pain is born.”
“I am a poor man and
of little worth, who is laboring in that art that God has given me in order to
extend my life as long as possible.”
“I hope that I may always desire more than I can
accomplish.”
”If we have been pleased with life, we should not be
displeased with death, since it comes from the hand of the same master.”
