Michelangelo's David By SSSTEP Watch

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"I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free"



Michelangelo Buonarotti believed he merely uncovered the statues which were already hidden inside a block of marble.

I love all of Michelangelo's work, especially his sculptures, in particular his Prisoners. When you turn the corner in Galleria Dell' Accademia in Florence you see the David at the end of the hallway. But first you have to pass Michelangelo's Prisoners, the statues that represent this vision and still are partially hidden in the marble. I think it's very beautiful to see how these figures are still partially imprisoned in a block of stone. Some of them have no head, or arms, yet they all have parts that contain even the veins and muscles. That contrast is in my eyes quite interesting.



" I hope that I may always desire more than I can accomplish"



size: A4

paper: Canson black paper

pencils: all grey/white hues, Faber-Castell Polychromos set

time: ca 6 hours



This started as only a test of my new black paper, but I never expected to get this as a result. It really was fun drawing on black for a change, it's completely different than drawing on a white paper!

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Published : Oct 13, 2013