The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 25, 2024
Michelangelo Buonarroti
1913
(Czech, 1870–1932)
Dudley P. Allen Fund 1926.256
Location: not on view
Description
Emil Orlik’s 20th-century portrait of Michelangelo represents centuries of enduring fascination with the artistic genius of the Italian Renaissance. He based this print on a 16th-century portrait of Michelangelo by Jacopino del Conte. Creating a rich, inky black on the artist’s cloak with a combination of printmaking techniques, Orlik draws our attention to the lighter areas of the artist’s hand and head, the seat of artistic creativity and intellect. Shown in an austere setting, Michelangelo is portrayed as being solitary and perhaps slightly melancholy, ideals of artistic genius that aligned with Orlik’s time.- Master/Apprentice: Imitation and Inspiration in the Renaissance. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 13, 2019-February 23, 2020).
- {{cite web|title=Michelangelo Buonarroti|url=false|author=Emil Orlik|year=1913|access-date=25 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1926.256