The pinnacle had been reached; perfection obtained. Giorgio Vasari, the great chronicler of the lives of Renaissance artists, remarked on viewing the statue of David “After seeing this no one need wish to look at any other sculpture or the work of any other artist”. In sixteenth century Italy as today, Michelangelo’s reputation loomed as large as his seventeen foot tall sculpture of the slayer of Goliath. Gazing upon his hulking figures peering down from his ceiling like Olympians, one can only imagine the Titan from which they emerged. This is work that all achievements of human creation will be compared. When confronted by such enormous genius, where is there to go? How can anyone ever gaze upon the giant that is Michelangelo and hope to marshal a brush as the proverbial sling?
A Hard Act To Follow.
A Hard Act To Follow.
A Hard Act To Follow.
The pinnacle had been reached; perfection obtained. Giorgio Vasari, the great chronicler of the lives of Renaissance artists, remarked on viewing the statue of David “After seeing this no one need wish to look at any other sculpture or the work of any other artist”. In sixteenth century Italy as today, Michelangelo’s reputation loomed as large as his seventeen foot tall sculpture of the slayer of Goliath. Gazing upon his hulking figures peering down from his ceiling like Olympians, one can only imagine the Titan from which they emerged. This is work that all achievements of human creation will be compared. When confronted by such enormous genius, where is there to go? How can anyone ever gaze upon the giant that is Michelangelo and hope to marshal a brush as the proverbial sling?