He originally held an object in his raised right hand; the fingers and thumb curl
Associate Curator Femke Speelberg recounts the interesting tale of a painting based on a cartoon by Michelangelo that was almost given away by raffle in 1735.
The painting is not by the hand of Michelangelo himself, but is based on a design
In February 2020, researchers, scientists, and contemporary artists convened to consider how AI impacts art and creativity.
On the other hand, Belongie realized that machine learning would eliminate certain
This arresting portrait of an unidentified young Florentine is dated by most scholars to the 1530s. During that decade Bronzino was often engaged in painting members of a close-knit circle of acquaintances with whom he shared literary interests, and this sitter—who so conspicuously holds open a book—may be from among that group
Infrared reflectogram (detail: right hand and book) Fig. 4.
In anticipation of Michelangelo: Divine Draftsman and Designer, Curator Carmen C. Bambach takes a look at the hands-on approach Michelangelo took in selecting the marble used in his sculptures.
is contemporary, it powerfully evokes the arduous physical work, the dangers at hand
Antonello da Messina (ca. 1430–1479) was one of the most groundbreaking and influential painters of the quattrocento. His formation took place in Naples during the rule of Alfonso of Aragon, in a brilliant artistic climate open to French and Netherlandish This
shown isolated against a neutral background and behind a simple reading desk, her hand
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These varied three-dimensional, hand-held ensembles shed significant light upon the
55.121.10.7 verso–CalligraphyBy its scribe [i.e., Mir-‚Ali]One with the eyes of gazelleshunted the bird of my heart,Robbed me of steadfastness,robbed me, poor lover, of rest
another in the album (MMA fol. 23 v; pl. 15) reveals the superior mastery of this hand
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