MICHELANGELO'SMOSES: A TEXT IN STONE
Peter Armour
AbstractAs a statue, larger-than-lifesize, three-dimensional block of marble shaped in particular, indeed unique, way into human form, Michelangelo's MOSES is, course, an entirely visual statement. The artist's hand, however, was obeying his intellect when it released concept from the stone, and purpose this study is to attempt illustrate how image offered eye can be read similar passage Dante's Comedy, as if were literary artefact, containing meanings discovered by mind. Starting fact, statue itself, intention treat text, text ‘written’ nearly five hundred years ago perhaps still rather puzzling its impact today. first stage such ‘reading’ must therefore investigate known facts historical cultural context reconstruct, far now possible, purposes artist effects he might have expected work produce amo...
Italian Studies