B Lent 4, Art for Readings for March 18, 2012 MICHELANGELO Buonarroti (b. 1475, Caprese, d. 1564, Roma) Click to open Web Gallery of Art Artist Biography and to explore other works by this artist. The Brazen Serpent 1511 Fresco, 585 x 985 cm Cappella Sistina, Vatican Click to open Web Gallery of Art commentary page. Click image again for extra large view. This imagery, serpent & pole, seems widespread in a variety of cultures. Click for myriad images relating to the brazen serpent. Click for wikipedia article on The Nehushtan. Click for wikipedia article on the Rod of Asclepius. Click for wikipedia article on the Caduceus. Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Like Loading... Related
Please read a companion essay to this post: The mural and the fresco at http://bit.ly/wDDZay in which Hovak Najarian sets out the difference between mural and fresco and shares the process by which a fresco is made. Reply
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Please read a companion essay to this post: The mural and the fresco at http://bit.ly/wDDZay in which Hovak Najarian sets out the difference between mural and fresco and shares the process by which a fresco is made.