“Crouching Boy”
This beautiful white marble statue was made by one of the preeminent artists of the Italian High Renaissance, Michelangelo. “Crouching Boy” is a marble sculpture that stands two feet high that was made in either 1524 or between 1530 and 1534, depending on the source. Its original purpose was to decorate the Medici chapel in the New Sacristy of the church of San Lorenzo, in Florence, Italy.
Like many of Michelangelo’s other works, “Crouching Boy” was never actually finished. The rough chisel marks made by Michelangelo are clearly visible on the surface allowing viewers a glimpse into the workings of his methodology.
Michelangelo was a painter, poet, sculptor, and architect, though he preferred sculpture to all else. Michelangelo’s art mostly depicted nudes, as he saw the male form as the ultimate work of art. Along with Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael, Michelangelo is seen as one of the great artists of the Italian High Renaissance masters.
“Crouching Boy” is currently on display at the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
For more on Michelangelo, please visit his short biography here.
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