Michelangelo: Divine Painter, Sculptor, and Architect

Michelangelo was a polymath genius regarded as one of the best artists of the Italian Renaissance period despite developing a reputation for being difficult, temperamental, and fickle.

Although Michelangelo participated in the rebirth of classical Greek and Roman art, his unique contributions went beyond the simple mimicry of antiquity. His art was infused with emotional realism and psychological intensity that had never been seen before, and it frequently caused controversies.

Despite his rebelliousness, Michelangelo managed to get lifetime support from the most famous patrons of the time and created some of the most iconic works of art in history. Some of which are still respected and worshiped today.

Throughout his life, Michelangelo burnt many of his drawings because he was highly protective of his ideas and had low esteem for even his closest friends and family. Only five figure drawings and five architectural sheets were discovered at his home when he passed away in Rome on February 18, 1564. They were both hidden in a walnut chest sealed with wax.

Even if there was more in Michelangelo's Florence home, they still accounted for only a small portion of what Michelangelo created. It has been estimated that Michelangelo would have made roughly 28,000 drawings if he had only drawn on a single sheet per day during his lengthy career. Currently, we only have relevant data on approximately 600.

In this video, Julian Brooks, Senior Curator of Drawings at the J. Paul Getty Museum, talks about Michelangelo’s work on 3 main parts. The first one is the different types of drawing that Michelangelo made. The second one is an overview of some of Michelangelo’s works that remain from the Sistine ceiling project, and the best part is that more Michelangelo's sketches come to light. Let's enjoy.



Chapters:
00:06 Julian Brooks
09:03 Michelangelo Sketches for the Sistine Ceiling
12:07 Parallel Walls
22:40 Drawing of a Brick by Michelangelo
31:39 Studying
32:37 Of Judith Judith and Holofernes
45:08 Figure of Adam
53:45 Heirs of Girolamo Del Alberts
56:46 Of How Michelangelo Made the Sistine Ceiling
01:01:23 How the Ink Differs from Drawing to Drawing

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