Was the Young Archer actually a masterpiece by Michelangelo?
In short: This video explores the intense decade of the 1490s in Florence, examining whether a fragmentary marble statue known as the Young Archer is a work by the young Michelangelo.
The discussion centers on a pivotal period in Renaissance Florence and the early development of Michelangelo's artistic style. It uses the recent loan of the fragmentary marble 'Young Archer' from the French Republic to the Metropolitan Museum of Art as a focal point for scholarly debate regarding the sculptor's evolution.
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- Summary by Intellect · source: Michelangelo Symposium Part 15: Denise Allen
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