Book ID: CBB667162846

Michelangelo’s Inner Anatomies (2020)

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Kleinbub, Christian (Author)


Pennsylvania State University Press


Publication Date: 2020
Physical Details: 260
Language: English

This book challenges the notion that Michelangelo, renowned for his magnificent portrayals of the human body, was merely concerned with “superficial” anatomy―that is, the parts of the body that can be seen from the outside. Christian K. Kleinbub provides a fresh perspective on Michelangelo’s art of the human figure by investigating what he calls the artist’s “inner anatomical poetics,” revealing these beautiful bodies as objects of profound intellectual and spiritual significance.Michelangelo’s Inner Anatomies illuminates how Renaissance discourses on anatomical organs and organ systems informed Michelangelo's figures, linking the interior experiences of his subjects to physiological processes associated with sex, love, devotion, and contemplation, among other thoughts and feelings. Kleinbub presents new and compelling interpretations of some of Michelangelo’s most significant works of painting, sculpture, poetry, and architecture. The book’s case studies cover the full range of Michelangelo’s prodigious output―including such iconic works as the Sistine Ceiling, Dying Slave, and Last Judgment―and reconstructs what Michelangelo knew of internal anatomy and how he projected that knowledge into his most important works. Drawing upon theological, poetic, philosophical, and scientific texts, Michelangelo created a context-dependent, adaptable practice that could be adjusted according to the needs of an individual situation or commission and manipulated to embody, literally and figuratively, a variety of meanings.Deeply researched and convincingly argued, this study heralds a significant shift in thinking about the Italian Renaissance body as it pertains not only to the work of Michelangelo but also to the era as a whole.

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Authors & Contributors
Laurenza, Domenico
Salvi, Paola
Speranza, Laura
Gregg, Ryan E.
Vesalius, Andreas
Schleiner, Winfried
Concepts
Human anatomy
Medicine and art
Human body
Medicine
Anatomy
Visual representation; visual communication
Time Periods
Renaissance
16th century
15th century
Medieval
17th century
Early modern
Places
Italy
Florence (Italy)
England
Europe
Institutions
Università di Bologna
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