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Cologny, Fondation Martin Bodmer, M-45.1 : Michelangelo, Sonnet and letter to the poet Vittoria Colonna, autograph

1541

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    Cologny, Fondation Martin Bodmer, M-45.1 : Michelangelo, Sonnet and letter to the poet Vittoria Colonna, autograph
  • Descrição: Michelangelo (1475-1564) addressed this sonnet and his dedication to one of his closest friends, the poet Vittoria Colonna (1492-1547), marchesa of Pescara. Although the painter often was very sparing in his use of paper, for these few lines he used a large and beautiful in-folio sheet, folded and glued together (to add more thickness). Writing in a humanist script close to calligraphy, he showed particular care for the layout, using line spacing and indentations to reinforce the customary architecture of the sonetto. His tone is very respectful: Michelangelo greets not only a friend, but also a lady who is part of high society and who has given him a valuable gift. This gift, which was to take its beneficiary "in paradiso”, must have been a manuscript of the Sonetti spirituali of the poet (who in general was very discreet and only rarely showed her verses).
  • Data de criação/publicação: 1541
  • Idioma: Italiano

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