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Michelangelo's David: triumph of perfection or perfect combination of variation and disproportions? A human perspective.
- Source :
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Italian Journal of Anatomy & Embryology / Archivio Italiano di Anatomia Ed Embriologia . 2019, Vol. 124 Issue 2, p201-211. 11p. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Michelangelo's marble sculpture of David is one of the most admired works of art in the world. It is the most iconic symbol of the Florentine Renaissance, and a representation of the idealized human form in its perfection and proportion. The statue was examined in 2004 by two anatomists who observed the apparent absence of a single muscle. Our re-examination of the statue, from our perspective as clinical geneticists, shows unexpected and hitherto unpublished details of variations and disproportions within the overall context of exceptional harmony and beauty. This apparent contradiction raises the question as to what is considered to be morphologically "normal" and what "is not". [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *MARBLE sculpture
*PERFECTION
*ANATOMISTS
*GENETICISTS
*STATUES
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 11226714
- Volume :
- 124
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Italian Journal of Anatomy & Embryology / Archivio Italiano di Anatomia Ed Embriologia
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 139854528
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.13128/ijae-10782