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MICHELANGELO Buonarroti: Genius of Victory (side view)

🖼 Genius of Victory (side view), 1532-34
Marble, height 261 cm
Florence, Italy

Muscular tension animates this marble figure, captured mid-stride with classical contrapposto and Renaissance dynamism. The sculpture's psychological intensity—the victor's absorbed gaze and psychological complexity—redefined Renaissance ideals beyond mere physical triumph.

Michelangelo
Michelangelo
Frank Zöllner
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