Upcoming Events at Bradenton Auditorium
Thu Jan 1, 10:00 AM - Thu Jan 1, 5:00 PM
Bradenton Auditorium
1005 1st Ave W, Bradenton, Fl 34205
Community: Bradenton
Description
From Florence, Italy. The DaVinci & Michelangelo Exhibiton at the Bradenton Auditorium
Event Details
Hot on the heels of the Machines exhibit, Leonardo DaVinci returns to the Bradenton Auditorium with the Florida premier of Divine Michelangelo and DaVinci Side by Side. Showcasing works by both masters, guests are invited to step into the world of competing genius, where titans of art and science clashed in their quest for greatness.
Four of Michelangelo’s great sculptures are on display, not as artistic renderings or approximations, but as authentic casts of the original works authorized by the National Academy of Castmaking in Florence, Italy, which maintains original casts in case of damage to the original. Michaelangelo’s famous Rome Pieta is on display, as is the unfinished and ambitious Florentine Pieta. A casting of the head from his 17-foot tall David allows viewers an up-close look at the artist’s detail and precision, revealing individual marks and chips, the brushstrokes of a sculptor.
For the DaVinci fans, many of the machines are back and available for inspection and manipulation, but are now joined by an array of the artist’s paintings. From the famous Mona Lisa to his Portrait of an Unknown Woman to the final St. John the Baptist, DaVinci’s mark on the world of painting is all the more remarkable for the scarcity of surviving completed works. Using licensed digital images from the Museum of Leonardo DaVinci in Florence, Italy, printed to the exact dimensions of the originals, it’s as close as one can get to the real thing without going to Italy.
“The quality is first generation, so you can’t beat that, and you can get up close,” said curator Mark Rodgers, who travels with the pieces on loan from Florence, leading tours and ensuring the work is cared for. “But the biggest thing is to be able to see all of these in one spot. 80% of the people that come to this exhibit will probably never get to see these in-person. That’s why this is so incredible.”
Also on display are selections from Michelangelo’s tondos, smaller decorative reliefs sculpted for individual patrons, recreations from the Sistine C
Four of Michelangelo’s great sculptures are on display, not as artistic renderings or approximations, but as authentic casts of the original works authorized by the National Academy of Castmaking in Florence, Italy, which maintains original casts in case of damage to the original. Michaelangelo’s famous Rome Pieta is on display, as is the unfinished and ambitious Florentine Pieta. A casting of the head from his 17-foot tall David allows viewers an up-close look at the artist’s detail and precision, revealing individual marks and chips, the brushstrokes of a sculptor.
For the DaVinci fans, many of the machines are back and available for inspection and manipulation, but are now joined by an array of the artist’s paintings. From the famous Mona Lisa to his Portrait of an Unknown Woman to the final St. John the Baptist, DaVinci’s mark on the world of painting is all the more remarkable for the scarcity of surviving completed works. Using licensed digital images from the Museum of Leonardo DaVinci in Florence, Italy, printed to the exact dimensions of the originals, it’s as close as one can get to the real thing without going to Italy.
“The quality is first generation, so you can’t beat that, and you can get up close,” said curator Mark Rodgers, who travels with the pieces on loan from Florence, leading tours and ensuring the work is cared for. “But the biggest thing is to be able to see all of these in one spot. 80% of the people that come to this exhibit will probably never get to see these in-person. That’s why this is so incredible.”
Also on display are selections from Michelangelo’s tondos, smaller decorative reliefs sculpted for individual patrons, recreations from the Sistine C
