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Man with the Blue Hue
- Svanik Surve
Sistine Chapel. Despite being an all-rounder
ever since he was young, Michelangelo was
stubborn and he didn’t want to paint. The credit
of showcasing his painting skills to the world
goes to Pope Julius II. Pope might not have
been a great ruler, but should be appreciated
for insisting Michelangelo to paint, whose
mind was rather inclined towards sculpting the
tomb for the Pope, another commission he had
received from him. Besides being a painter and
sculptor, Michelangelo was a good poet.
Michelangelo was a genius, producing works Fault: an inconsolable one
like the Sistine Chapel and David. He delivered Though Michelangelo loved art, he was a pure
such strong masterpieces during the loner and a sad man. While painting the Sistine
Renaissance, and gave it a memorable ending. Chapel, he described his state: ‘I stay here in
And although this man is remembered as a misery and with great pain, and I have no
hero and crusader for perfect art and splendid friends of any kind and I do not want any, and I
culture, his character is rather a mixture of have not got enough time to eat as much as I
good and bad qualities. But the compelling need’ (not enough time to eat? That’s truly a
character lies in the grey, doesn’t it? tragedy...) Besides, his poems were very
personal, and they were a good description of
Merit: all-round artist his attitudes.
While his love for sculpting is not doubted, he
painted the marvellous fresco paintings of the Merit: creator of his own principles
Michelangelo was truly a unique sculptor. He
believed in using only his hand to sculpt. He
never relied on any assistants and worked all
