Medieval History
A sandstone sculpture of a kneeling man sharpening a knife could be a long forgotten work by Michelangelo, according to an Italian scholar who has rediscovered the statue in a private collection.
Measuring 111 centimeters (3.65 feet), the statue is now on display for the first time after more than 120 years at the exhibition, ?And There Was Light. The Masters of the Renaissance,? in Göteborg, Sweden.
The powerful sculpture is a copy of a marble statue known as the ?Arrotino? (the Blade-Sharpener) on display at the Uffizi gallery in Florence....
Click here to read the full article from Discovery News
- Thousand-year-old Buddhist Statue Was Created From A Meteorite, New Study Reveals
It sounds like an artifact from an Indiana Jones film; a 1,000 year-old ancient Buddhist statue which was first recovered by a Nazi expedition in 1938 has been analysed by scientists and has been found to be carved from a meteorite. The findings, published...
- Ancient Statue Reveals Prince Who Would Become Buddha
In the ruins of a Buddhist monastery in Afghanistan, archaeologists have uncovered a stone statue that seems to depict the prince Siddhartha before he founded Buddhism. The stone statue, or stele, was discovered at the Mes Aynak site in a ruined...
- 500 Years Later, Michelangelo?s ?greatest Work Of Art? May Be Completed
From the espresso-serving waiters to the floor of the Uffizi, Florence residents are hotly debating a suggestion by the mayor that the city should take over where Michelangelo left off five centuries ago and complete a façade for the famous San Lorenzo...
- Sensentional Medieval Sculpture Discovery
A statue of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus venerated at the church in Strobierna (right) southern Poland, turns out to be a missing sculpture from Veit Stoss altarpiece in Krakow. The discovery was confirmed by Professor Piotr Skubiszewski from the University...
- Martin And Georg Of Klausenburg
Martin and Georg of Klausenburg: St. George Prague, National Gallery I haven't had a lot of time to update my blog recently - but I thought I would post this for St. George's day. The image above depicts what may be the most beautiful statue...
Medieval History
Long Lost Michelangelo Sculpture Found
A sandstone sculpture of a kneeling man sharpening a knife could be a long forgotten work by Michelangelo, according to an Italian scholar who has rediscovered the statue in a private collection.
Measuring 111 centimeters (3.65 feet), the statue is now on display for the first time after more than 120 years at the exhibition, ?And There Was Light. The Masters of the Renaissance,? in Göteborg, Sweden.
The powerful sculpture is a copy of a marble statue known as the ?Arrotino? (the Blade-Sharpener) on display at the Uffizi gallery in Florence....
Click here to read the full article from Discovery News
- Thousand-year-old Buddhist Statue Was Created From A Meteorite, New Study Reveals
It sounds like an artifact from an Indiana Jones film; a 1,000 year-old ancient Buddhist statue which was first recovered by a Nazi expedition in 1938 has been analysed by scientists and has been found to be carved from a meteorite. The findings, published...
- Ancient Statue Reveals Prince Who Would Become Buddha
In the ruins of a Buddhist monastery in Afghanistan, archaeologists have uncovered a stone statue that seems to depict the prince Siddhartha before he founded Buddhism. The stone statue, or stele, was discovered at the Mes Aynak site in a ruined...
- 500 Years Later, Michelangelo?s ?greatest Work Of Art? May Be Completed
From the espresso-serving waiters to the floor of the Uffizi, Florence residents are hotly debating a suggestion by the mayor that the city should take over where Michelangelo left off five centuries ago and complete a façade for the famous San Lorenzo...
- Sensentional Medieval Sculpture Discovery
A statue of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus venerated at the church in Strobierna (right) southern Poland, turns out to be a missing sculpture from Veit Stoss altarpiece in Krakow. The discovery was confirmed by Professor Piotr Skubiszewski from the University...
- Martin And Georg Of Klausenburg
Martin and Georg of Klausenburg: St. George Prague, National Gallery I haven't had a lot of time to update my blog recently - but I thought I would post this for St. George's day. The image above depicts what may be the most beautiful statue...