The Risen Christ (Tactile)
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- Synopsis
- About 1532-1533. Black chalk. Size: 41.4 x 27.4 cm. British Museum, PD 1895-9-15-501. Towards the end of Michelangelo's time in Florence he made a number of studies of the Risen Christ for a "Resurrection". The purpose of the drawings is unknown. Some may have been intended to help his old ally, Sebastiano del Piombo, with a commission (which was never fulfilled) to paint an altarpiece of this subject for a Roman church. This drawing shows an upright nude male. The way the figure is portrayed infers movement - the left leg is in front of the right leg which is bent slightly at the knee and the foot is bent at the toes; the left arm is bent at the elbow and raised to head height; the right arm is held out in front of the body with the fingers of the hand splayed out. The facial features are shown but the top of the head is incomplete. The tactile image shows an outline of the figure defined by thick lines with muscle tone shown as rough texture. Braille labels have been added: head, right arm, left elbow, right leg, and left leg.
- Copyright:
- 2011
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Publisher:
- RNIB
- Date of Addition:
- 06/05/17
- Copyrighted By:
- RNIB
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Religion and Spirituality
- Submitted By:
- Chantelle Hughes
- Proofread By:
- N/A
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.