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Tommaso dei Cavalieri (c. 1509 —1587) was an Italian nobleman, who was the object of the greatest expression of Michelangelo's love. [3] [4] Michelangelo was 57 years old when he met Cavalieri in 1532.
Michelangelo never said why he carved a sculpture of a cupid, but it is known that he studied a sculpture in the Medici Gardens that contained a sleeping cupid. [2] Ascanio Condivi , the Italian Painter, described Michelangelo's work as "a god of love, aged six or seven years old and asleep".
In classical mythology, Cupid / ˈ k j uː p ɪ d / (Latin: Cupīdō [kʊˈpiːdoː], meaning "passionate desire") is the god of desire, erotic love, attraction and affection. He is often portrayed as the son of the love goddess Venus and the god of war Mars. He is also known as Amor / ˈ ɑː m ɔːr / (Latin: Amor, "love"). His Greek ...
At the time of Michelangelo's birth, his father was the town's judicial administrator and podestà (local administrator) of Chiusi della Verna. Michelangelo's mother was Francesca di Neri del Miniato di Siena. [12] The Buonarrotis claimed to descend from the Countess Matilde di Canossa—a claim that remains unproven, but which Michelangelo ...
The following is a list of works of painting, sculpture and architecture by the Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo. Lost works are included, but not commissions that Michelangelo never made. Michelangelo also left many drawings, sketches, and some works in poetry.
The "men's first love theory," the idea that men don't get over their first love, has left some social media users furiously nodding. "Men's first love theory is quite real trust me," wrote one X ...
“I’ve always liked that word, but I’ve never used it in, like, everyday life when people are like, ‘That’s my lover over there,’ or calling each other a lover.
It was a square work in tempera, representing Jupiter as a swan making love to a reclining Leda (based on a composition from ancient Roman gems and seals), an egg, and Castor and Pollux as children. The painting was completed by mid-October 1530, but Alfonso described it as a "little thing" in Michelangelo's hearing and so he refused to hand it ...