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A giclée print on 200gsm matte fine art paper, using a twelve-colour process for accurate, fade-resistant colour. Supplied unframed, delivered flat or rolled.
Leda and the Swan - Michelangelo Buonarroti
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£28.00 GBP
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£28.00 GBP
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Giclée de archivo
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Descripción
A reproduction of the lost High Renaissance masterpiece by Michelangelo, depicting the mythological encounter between Leda and Zeus.
This work depicts the classical Greek myth of Leda, the Queen of Sparta, who was seduced by Zeus in the form of a swan. Michelangelo originally produced a large-scale tempera painting of this subject around 1530, which was later lost. The composition survives through various copies and engravings, such as this version, which captures the sculptural quality of the figures. The artist focuses on the physical interaction between the human form and the bird, utilising a serpentine pose that reflects his interest in anatomy and movement.
The figures are arranged in a tight, interlocking embrace. Leda reclines against a dark, muted background, her body illuminated by a soft light that models her musculature. The swan, positioned between her legs, creates a diagonal tension across the frame. The drapery, rendered in a deep crimson, provides a stark contrast to the pale skin tones of the central figure. This arrangement demonstrates the artist's mastery of the human figure, prioritising form and volume over environmental detail.
Historically, the original painting was sent to France and eventually disappeared from public record. The surviving copies, often attributed to followers or students like Rosso Fiorentino, allow for an analysis of the original composition. The work remains a subject of study for its departure from traditional religious iconography, instead exploring themes of classical mythology through a lens of physical grace and tension. The print offered here reproduces the tonal qualities and the specific anatomical precision associated with the original design, providing a clear view of the complex interaction between the two subjects.
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Cada impresión se realiza bajo pedido mediante impresión giclée de 12 colores en papel de archivo con certificación FSC. Diseñado en Gran Bretaña e impreso en su centro de producción más cercano para reducir residuos y acelerar la entrega.
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- Impresión giclée de calidad de museo para colores intensos y resistentes a la decoloración
- Papel artístico mate de calidad de archivo, con certificación FSC
- Múltiples tamaños y opciones de enmarcado disponibles
- Marcos en negro, madera natural, madera oscura o blanco
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Materiales y tamaños
Impresión giclée de calidad de museo sobre papel mate de archivo con certificación FSC, con opciones de lienzo y enmarcado.
- Tamaños de papel: A4, A3, A2, A1, A0 y B2 (50×70 cm)
- Lienzo: XS (20×30 cm) a grande (60×90 cm)
- Marcos: negro, madera natural, madera oscura o blanco
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Leda and the Swan - Michelangelo Buonarroti
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Desde £28.00 GBP
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Desde £28.00 GBP
Precio habitual
Fine Art Poster / A4 (21x29.7 cm) / -
Artist Biography
Michelangelo
Michelangelo had his nose broken as a teenager by a fellow student called Pietro Torrigiano. They were both copying frescoes in the Brancacci Chapel when Torrigiano, tired of Michelangelo's taunting, punched him in the face. The nose stayed crooked for the rest of his life. Torrigiano was proud of it.
He was apprenticed to Domenico Ghirlandaio at thirteen, the standard arrangement for a Florentine boy showing artistic ability. Ghirlandaio ran the largest workshop in the city and was a master of fresco technique. Michelangelo left after one year, claiming there was nothing more to learn. He moved to the sculpture garden of Lorenzo de' Medici, where he studied ancient Roman fragments and attracted the patronage of the Medici family. He was sixteen.
The Pieta was finished when he was twenty-four. David when he was twenty-nine. Both before the age of thirty. He carved David from a block of marble that two previous sculptors had already attempted and abandoned: a narrow, shallow piece that dictated the figure's proportions and made the engineering problem as interesting as the artistic one.
Pope Julius II commissioned the Sistine Chapel ceiling in 1508. Michelangelo did not want the job. He considered himself a sculptor, not a painter, and suspected the commission was a political manoeuvre by rivals to set him up for public failure. He fired his assistants, built his own scaffolding, and painted the entire 65-foot ceiling himself over four years. The image of him lying on his back is a myth; he stood, bending backwards, paint dripping into his eyes.
He outlived both Leonardo and Raphael by more than forty years. His last significant work was the redesign of St Peter's Basilica in Rome. He took no fee.
He was apprenticed to Domenico Ghirlandaio at thirteen, the standard arrangement for a Florentine boy showing artistic ability. Ghirlandaio ran the largest workshop in the city and was a master of fresco technique. Michelangelo left after one year, claiming there was nothing more to learn. He moved to the sculpture garden of Lorenzo de' Medici, where he studied ancient Roman fragments and attracted the patronage of the Medici family. He was sixteen.
The Pieta was finished when he was twenty-four. David when he was twenty-nine. Both before the age of thirty. He carved David from a block of marble that two previous sculptors had already attempted and abandoned: a narrow, shallow piece that dictated the figure's proportions and made the engineering problem as interesting as the artistic one.
Pope Julius II commissioned the Sistine Chapel ceiling in 1508. Michelangelo did not want the job. He considered himself a sculptor, not a painter, and suspected the commission was a political manoeuvre by rivals to set him up for public failure. He fired his assistants, built his own scaffolding, and painted the entire 65-foot ceiling himself over four years. The image of him lying on his back is a myth; he stood, bending backwards, paint dripping into his eyes.
He outlived both Leonardo and Raphael by more than forty years. His last significant work was the redesign of St Peter's Basilica in Rome. He took no fee.
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The same fine art print in a solid wood frame with UV-protective acrylic glaze and rigid backing. Five frame colours. Arrives ready to hang.
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