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The Sleeping Cupid was a sculpture created by Renaissance artist Michelangelo, which he artificially aged to make it look like an antique on the advice of Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco. It was this sculpture which first brought him to the attention of patrons in Rome.[1]
| Sleeping Cupid | |
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 Giulio Romano's Young Jupiter in National Gallery, London, possibly contains a citation of Michelangelo's Sleeping Cupid | |
| Artist | Michelangelo |
| Year | 1496 |
| Preceded by | Angel (Michelangelo) |
| Followed by | Bacchus (Michelangelo) |
Description
In 1496, Michelangelo made a sleeping cupid figure and treated it with acidic earth to make it seem ancient. He then sold it to a dealer, Baldassare del Milanese, who in turn sold it to Cardinal Riario of San Giorgio who later learned of the fraud and demanded his money back. However, Michelangelo was permitted to keep his share of the money.[2][3] When Michelangelo offered to take the sculpture back from Baldassarre, the latter refused, saying he would rather destroy it.[4]
The Sleeping Cupid was a significant work in establishing the reputation of the young Michelangelo, who was 21 at the time.[5] The sculpture was later donated by Cesare Borgia to Isabella d'Este, and was probably collected by Charles I of England when all the Gonzaga collections were bought and taken to London in the seventeenth century.[2]
In 1698, the Sleeping Cupid was probably destroyed in the great fire in the Palace of Whitehall, London.[2]
See also
- List of works by Michelangelo
References
- Entry on "Cupid," The Classical Tradition (Harvard University Press, 2010), p. 245; Stefania Macioe, "Caravaggio and the Role of Classical Models," in The Rediscovery of Antiquity: The Role of the Artist (Collegium Hyperboreum, 2003), pp. 437–438.
- Sheila Gibson Stoodley (August 2008). "Misadventures in Collecting". Arts and Antiques.[permanent dead link]
- "Michelangelo's Cupid". Museum of Hoaxes. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
- Rona Goffen (2004). Renaissance rivals: Michelangelo, Leonardo, Rafael, Titian. Yale University Press. p. 409, note 83.
- Deborah Parker, Michelangelo and the Art of Letter Writing (Cambridge University Press, 2010), p. 11; Rona Goffen, Renaissance Rivals: Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael, Titian (Yale University Press, 2002, 2004), p. 95.
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На других языках
- [en] Sleeping Cupid (Michelangelo)
[es] Cupido durmiente (Miguel Ángel)
El Cupido durmiente, fue una escultura creada en el Renacimiento por el artista Miguel Ángel. En el año 1496 fue realizada en mármol a tamaño natural. Es una obra desaparecida desde el siglo XVII, y se considera plausible que hubiera sido destruida en el incendio del extinto palacio de Whitehall de Londres en 1698.[1][it] Cupido dormiente
Il Cupido dormiente è una statua marmorea (lunghezza circa 80 cm) di Michelangelo Buonarroti, scolpita verso il 1496 circa e a oggi perduta[1].[ru] Спящий Амур (Микеланджело)
«Спящий Амур» (итал. Cupido dormiente; также — «Спящий купидон»[1]) — утраченная мраморная статуя Амура, созданная Микеланджело около 1496 г. и проданная под видом античного памятника.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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