Michelangelo Buonarroti left behind a trail of artistic marvels, including his statue of David and the sublime frescoes that adorn the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
Now a “secret” room in Florence whose walls are sketched with doodles that the Italian Renaissance master is believed to have created while evading a death sentence ordered by Pope Clement VII amid his falling out with the powerful Medici family is to officially open to the public for the first time.
Paola D’Agostino, the director of the Bargello Museums, said it was as if the artist had wanted to produce a catalogue of his works, not knowing whether he would emerge from the chamber dead or alive.
“He drew things from the past as if he was taking a trip down memory lane … it was like having an album of his works,” D’Agostino said as she accompanied journalists on a visit to the room on Tuesday.
It is widely believed that Michelangelo sought refuge in the room to hide from the Medicis, his former patrons, when the rulers returned to Florence after being banished into exile in 1527 by a popular revolt that the artist had joined.
Giovan Battista Figiovanni, who was the prior of the Basilica of San Lorenzo where Michelangelo had been carrying out works, is thought to have located the hiding place.
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Michelangelo Buonarroti left behind a trail of artistic marvels, including his statue of David and the sublime frescoes that adorn the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
Now a “secret” room in Florence whose walls are sketched with doodles that the Italian Renaissance master is believed to have created while evading a death sentence ordered by Pope Clement VII amid his falling out with the powerful Medici family is to officially open to the public for the first time.
Paola D’Agostino, the director of the Bargello Museums, said it was as if the artist had wanted to produce a catalogue of his works, not knowing whether he would emerge from the chamber dead or alive.
“He drew things from the past as if he was taking a trip down memory lane … it was like having an album of his works,” D’Agostino said as she accompanied journalists on a visit to the room on Tuesday.
It is widely believed that Michelangelo sought refuge in the room to hide from the Medicis, his former patrons, when the rulers returned to Florence after being banished into exile in 1527 by a popular revolt that the artist had joined.
Giovan Battista Figiovanni, who was the prior of the Basilica of San Lorenzo where Michelangelo had been carrying out works, is thought to have located the hiding place.
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