Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART: Battle of the Centaurs
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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
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Preferred Title:
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Battle of the Centaurs
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Alternate Title:
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Lotta tra centauri e Lapiti
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Image View:
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Detail, lower right corner, one figure going from high relief to bas-relief
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Creator:
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Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian sculptor, 1475-1564)
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Location:
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repository: Casa Buonarroti (Florence, Tuscany, Italy)
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Location Note:
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Via Ghibellina 70
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GPS:
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+43.769903+11.263758
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Date:
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ca. 1490-1492 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Italian
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Style Period:
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Fifteenth century; Renaissance
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Work Type 1:
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relief (sculpture)
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Classification:
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Sculpture and Installations
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Material:
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marble
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Technique:
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carving (processes)
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Measurements:
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84.5 cm (height) x 90.5 cm (width)
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Subjects:
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human figure; mythology (Classical)
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Description:
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The Centaurs are best known for their fight with the Lapiths, known as the Centauromachy. This was the last work Michelangelo created (for his own studies) while under the patronage of Lorenzo de' Medici, who died shortly after its completion. Inspired by a classical relief created by Bertoldo di Giovanni, the theme was also suggested to Michelangelo by the classical scholar and poet Poliziano. Michelangelo regarded this sculpture as the best of his early works and kept it for the rest of his life. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page)
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
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Identifier:
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7A1-MB-CB-TBOC-A06
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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