Prophet Jeremiah (Michelangelo)
| The Prophet Jeremiah | |
|---|---|
Vatican Palace, Vatican City |
The Prophet Jeremiah is one of the seven
Vatican Palace, in the Vatican City
.
This particular
School of Athens
and Raphael "copied" Michelangelo's own self-portrait and gave Michelangelo/Heraclitus boots (Michelangelo was known to have worn boots and didn't often remove them) and the bowed head on hand that Michelangelo had given himself.
Influential English critic Roger Fry used the figure to illustrate his emotional elements of design, or how formal elements such as mass and space produce emotion:
When, for instance, we look at Michelangelo's "Jeremiah," and realise the irresistible momentum his movements would have, we experience powerful sentiments of reverence and awe.[1]
See also
Notes
- ^ Fry, 1920, p. 23.
References
- Fry, Roger. 1920. "Vision and Design." London: Chatto & Windus. "An Essay in Æsthetics." 11–24. Accessed online on 13 March 2012 at https://www.scribd.com/doc/52044301/Roger-Fry-Vision-and-design