Images of the Bruges Madonna by Michelangelo. Michelangelo 1505; marble, just under life-size Works Consulted: Carlos Van Hooreweder. Michelangelo. Madonna and Child. Church of Our Lady. Brussels: Nels, 1993. See Index for other works by Michelangelo. Click here to return to index of art historical sites. Click here to return to index of artists and architects. Click here to return to chronological index. Click here to see the home page of Bluffton University. © 2007 Mary Ann Sullivan. Madonna della seggiola - Raphael - Palazzo Pitti - FlorenceItaly-artposters.com. Madonna della Seggiola by Raphael Madonna della seggiola is a painting created by Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, known as Raphael. between 1513 and 1514.
Raphael was born in Urbino Italy in 1483 and died in 1520 in Rome on his 37th birthday. Raphael is also called Raffaello Sanzio, Raffaello Santi or Raffaello da Urbino. All the same magnificent painter who’s life is described in the famous Le Vite by Giorgio Vasari, which immediately places him amongst the big names of the Italian Renaissance who also inspired Raphael. The young painter was greatly influenced by Leonardo Da Vinci and some by Michelangelo. Found out more about the short life of Raphael. Madonna della Seggiola Madonna della seggiola – Raphael – Florence Italy This painting was probably ordered by Pope Leo X of the Medici family and is a good example of what was written by Vasari about the works of Raphael: works of other painters are called paintings, works of Raphael really come to life.
Duccio, Madonna and Child, c. 1300. Venus of Urbino by Titian at Uffizi Gallery Florence. Birth of Venus. Hesiod Angelo Poliziano Montepulciano During the 1480s in Florence it was not uncommon for artists and intellectuals to gather together, typically around a powerful centre, such as in the courts of Princes or rich families such as the Medici's. This new vanguard of men made it their mission to recreate the past and relive it through translating and comprehending the works of Virgil, Homer and Hesiod. It is said that every day Lorenzo the Great assembled groups of humanists, philosophers and artists to form a literary society who interpreted works and formed ideas that were then translated by the artists, painters, goldsmiths and musicians. The Birth of Venus was a theme launched by Lorenzo and it was he who had it set to verse by one of his favorite humanist poets, Angelo Poliziano. This filtered through to Botticelli and he scrupulously followed the text in order to design the artwork.
Angelo Poliziano's stanzas were based on an ode by Hesiod.