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MICHELANGELO Buonarroti: Tomb of Giuliano de‘ Medici

🖼 Tomb of Giuliano de‘ Medici, 1526-33
Marble
630 × 420 cm
Florence, Italy

Marble figures recline in elegant contrapposto above an empty sarcophagus, their languid poses suggesting both repose and melancholy. Michelangelo's monument transforms grief into timeless beauty, establishing the sculpture tomb as a masterwork that influenced Renaissance funerary art across Europe.

Michelangelo
Michelangelo
Frank Zöllner
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