Giorgio Vasari, Michelangelo and the Allegory of Patience
Giorgio Vasari, Michelangelo and the Allegory of Patience This book recounts the exciting rediscovery of Giorgio Vasari's painting Allegory of Patience, created in 1551-52 for the Bishop of Arezzo in…
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Giorgio Vasari, Michelangelo and the Allegory of Patience
This book recounts the exciting rediscovery of Giorgio Vasari's painting Allegory of Patience, created in 1551-52 for the Bishop of Arezzo in Vasari's hometown. Vasari, assigned the task, consulted his contemporaries and fellow humanists--as well as the great sculptor Michelangelo, as many surviving letters now reveal--when deciding what form the interpretation of such a virtue should take. This book explores the history of the painting, from its commission to the display of the stunning final work.The Bishop of Arezzo regarded patience as the key to his career and achievements and wished it to be represented in a picture.
The passing of time is symbolized in the drops that fall from an antique water clock beside her, gradually wearing away the stone on which The painting depicts the monumental figure of a woman, life-sized, with arms crossed, as she watches time run down.
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