"Young Baptist John" Michelangelo · Buonarroti 1495-1496
Ubeda, Basilica of El Salvador / Jaen (Spain), Dakunderi Foundation of the Medinaceli Collection Height 130 cm Marble
Úbeda, Capilla del Salvador; Jaén (Spain), Fundacion Casa Ducal de Medinaceli / Su concessione del Ministero per i Benière Attività Cultural e del Turismo – Opificio delle Pietre Dure di Firenze
At the National Museum of Western Art, "Michelangelo and the ideal body" will be held from 19th June (Tue) to 24th September (Monday / holiday) in 2018.
For Japanese people, Renaissance is one of the popular themes of exhibitions, but often the work focusing on women is the main theme. However, it was male beauty that formed the basis of the ancient sculpture that the Renaissance art depended on. There are reasons for rarely having men's themes as exhibitions in the exhibition. It is Michelangelo that pursued the men's body most thoroughly in the Renaissance, because he embodies aesthetic sense is a sculpture work hard to borrow.
Beyond that high hurdle, this exhibition has come true. This exhibition compares the art of the ancient and the Renaissance from several viewpoints. Different age bodies, expressions of facial expression, athletes and warriors, gods and heroes. By comparison, we will clarify the features of both periods.
Highlight of this exhibition
About 40 points do not exist in the world
You can meet two of Michelangelo's marble sculpture masterpieces in Japan.
■ Beyond that "David statue", "David Apollo"
As the name suggests, it is Davide, Apollo, a piece wrapped in a mysterious veil. Powerfulness and elegance, dynamism and comfort, purity and discoloration. The perfect harmony is the beauty's place where Michelangelo finally got past the mid-50s.
"David-Apollo" Michelangelo · Buonarroti around 1530 Florence, the Bargello National Museum of Art collection height 147 cm marble
Firenze, Museo Nazionale del Bargello / On concession of the Ministry of cultural heritage and tourism activities.
■ Revival of miracles after restoration, "Young Baptist John"
A sculpture by Michelangelo that has only one point in Spain. Unfortunately, this work was seriously damaged by the Spanish civil war of the last century. It is a masterpiece of young Michelangelo, resurrected over many years of restoration.
"Young Baptist John" Michelangelo · Buonarroti 1495-1496 Ubeda, Basilica of El Salvador / Jaen (Spain), Dakuna Foundation of Medinaceli Collection 130 cm high Marble
Úbeda, Capilla del Salvador; Jaén (Spain), Fundacion Casa Ducal de Medinaceli / Su concessione del Ministero per i Benière Attività Cultural e del Turismo – Opificio delle Pietre Dure di Firenze
Ancient Greece · Roman times
About 70 works by Renaissance, you can enjoy the ultimate "ideal body".
Michelangelo is not alone. A variety of works based on the body such as sculptures and pot paintings of ancient Greece, mural paintings of Bompei of ancient Roman times, sculptures by various writers of the 15th and 16th century, oil paintings, drawing, printmaking, crafts and so on will be introduced .
■ Beauty of children and adolescents
Ancient times
"Putto and geese" In the mid-1 st century Vatican Museums 61 x 63 x 44 cm Marble
Musei Vaticani, Città del Vaticano
〇 Renaissance
"Playing Putto" Scheggers 1450 – 1470 Private ware, Moretti · fine art · limited deposit diameter 63.5 cm tempela, oil paint / board
PRIVATE COLLECTION, COURTESY OF MORETTI FINE ART LTD.
■ Gods and Heroes
Ancient times
"Hercules" Castello (Florence), Villa Corsini Hall 48 cm marble
Su concessione del Ministero dei Beni e delle Attività Cultural e del Turismo – Polo Museale della Toscana – Firenze
〇 Renaissance
"St. Sebastian" Marriott · Albertinelli 1509 – 1510 Personal collection 130 × 45 cm oil paint / plate
Summary
| Exhibition name | Michelangelo and the ideal body |
| Venue | National Museum of Western Art |
| A session | Tuesday, June 19, 2018 – September 24 (Mondays / holidays) |
| closing day | Monday, July 17 (Tuesday) However, July 16 (Monday · Holiday), August 13 (Monday), September 17 (Monday · Holiday), September 24 (Monday · Holiday) will be open |
| time | 9: 30 am – 5: 30 pm (Friday, 9 p.m. on Saturday) ※ Admission until 30 minutes before closing |
| Admission fee | ※ In parentheses, advance purchase and groups fee of 20 or more * Advance tickets are sold at the exhibition official website, main play guide from March 21, 2018 (Wednesday, Friday) until June 18 (Monday) (fees may apply) At the National Museum of Western Art, only the opening day, sale until Sunday, June 17, 2018 ※ Free for junior high school students and below ※ Persons with physical disabilities and one attendant are free (Please present disabled persons notebook at the time of entry) |
| URL | https://artexhibition.jp/michelangelo2018/ |
