Michelangelo

A Madonna’s child rests against her knee, his arm only faintly marked in the marble. Michelangelo left the carving unfinished—and, Estelle M. Hurll suggests, left room for us to complete it in our own minds.

In this late-19th-century guide to fifteen pictures and a portrait, Hurll leads readers through Michelangelo’s works, from a tender Madonna and Child to the taut figure of David before his encounter with Goliath. Her interpretations linger over gesture, expression, and the force of the human form, while the rough strokes of the chisel become part of the meaning. Each image offers a story, but also a space for the imagination to move beyond what the artist carved. What might you discover in the unfinished places?

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