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The footprint of Michelangelo in Rome

Last October, we made a family trip to Rome to celebrate the golden anniversary of my parents. It was a very rewarding experience which I took an unforgettable memory. At least, both my sister and I, we put every effort into it that way.

Except for my parents and my niece Mary, the rest we already knew the city, but always want to go back to Rome. It is a city that never bore, a living city like the most. From its historic stones that remind us that it was the greatest empire of all time, through the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque ... until today, Rome is one of the most European capitals has to offer the visitor.

In this case, I will not recount the last five days in Rome. Simply because I believe that little could contribute to a well known destination for most travelers. However, I do not want to overlook leave a comment about something I love about this city.

There is no doubt that Italy is talking about ART in capitals. Unlike Florence or Venice where you should allocate a significant portion of the budget if they want to see the most representative works (in Venice is paid in most churches), Rome is an art museum where you can soak out for very little money.

not try to list everything that you can visit without spending a euro, but I like to focus on the work that Michelangelo left in the Eternal City and to is open to anyone.

The art versatile as they come, the great figure of the Renaissance, an exceptional creative soul endowed their works, the great Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475 - 1564) moved from Florence and Rome, precisely why it was there where his great patrons, the Medici family in the first and the Popes in the second.

In Rome can admire much of the work of Michelangelo's best architect, sculptor and painter and many of the visits are free. Although highlighted in the three areas, sculpture was his favorite, perhaps because it was the first to be devoted. In Rome there are three great examples: La Piedad in Basilica de San Pedro , the statue of Moses in the church San Pietro in Vincoli and Christ Minerva in the church of Santa Maria Sopra Minerva , with the first two of its most recognizable sculptures.

Two years after the death of his patron Lorenzo de 'Medici, known as Lorenzo the Magnificent, Michelangelo left Florence and after a brief stay in Bologna, he traveled to Rome, where he could study and soak up the sculptures classical antiquity. During these early years (1498 - 1500) sculpted the Pieta to San Pedro del Vaticano , a place he still holds. The image of a Virgin calm, young and beautiful in a package that, according to experts, is technically perfect. Therefore, that some doubted that the young artist just 25 years could create that wonder. They say that to learn, in a fit of genius, Michelangelo carved his name on the tape across the chest of Mary: "Michael Angelus Bonarotus Florentinus Faciebat ", Michelangelo Buonarroti, Florence did, the only work in signature appears.

In May 1972, a mentally disturbed sculpture attacked with a hammer breaking the left arm, nose and front of the Virgin . quickly proceeded to a sensitive restoration and in June 1973 was once again exposed. Following this unfortunate event, you can only see the work behind thick bulletproof glass and more than six feet away, so it is difficult to admire the details.

The modest church of San Pietro in Vincoli , that was built to house the chains that shackled San Pedro, lies one of the most impressive monuments of the city, the mausoleum of Julius II, the pope who commissioned the work to Michelangelo in 1505. The initial project consisted of more than 40 sculptures, excited to Michelangelo who considered it the great work of his life. He stayed eight months in Carrara for choice and control in the extraction of marble, but the lack of funds led to a standstill for decoration the Sistine Chapel . After the death of Pope Julius II in 1513, resumed work, but made with much smaller dimensions. Even well, Michelangelo carved one of his best works, Moses (1515), central figure in the tomb along with the figures of Rachel and Leah, located on either side.

The rest of the monument was finished by his assistants. Represents the prophet Moses when he returned from Mount Sinai with the Tablets of the Law under his arm. His face, unlike the serenity that seems the Virgin in Piety, horror shows, expressing your feelings to see that the Israelis have abandoned the Lord and worship the Golden Calf brown

Personally, this colossal sculpture is what struck me most of all I've ever had a chance to admire. The tense muscles of the prophet, the wrath of his face, the folds of their clothes ... a domain of the marble as if it were molded clay.

The original site was under the dome of the Basilica of San Pedro and the fact that is in the little church of St. Peter in Chains makes it more shocking, perhaps unexpected. The first time we were in Rome was my first visit. At the time of toss the coin to illuminate the mausoleum I was dumbfounded recreated by such beauty.

After admiring the perfection of Moses, called Christ of the Minerva the feeling that it is not sculpted by the artist himself. According to the contract, should represent a Christ-size, naked and with a cross between the arms. Michelangelo began in 1514 and later abandoned by the defects found in the marble. The work was sent to Rome in 1521 and completed his assistants and Urban Pietro Federico Frizzi. The gold band was added later in the Baroque.

While isolated opinions as the Renaissance painter del Piombo Sabastiano who declared that only the knees of Christ were more worthy than all Rome , is considered one of the less privileged work of Michelangelo, but in the expression able to reflect Christ's voluntary decision assuming the martyrdom that awaited him before being nailed to the Cross.

worth visiting the church of Santa Maria Sopra Minerva , the only example of Gothic church in Rome. Its name comes from the ancient temple that was there, for the goddess Minerva. The rich interior has little to do with the simple facade and here lies the body of St. Catherine of Siena (with the exception of the head is in his hometown) and Fra Angelico.

When talking of Michelangelo architect, his masterpiece was the " Cupolone " the gigantic dome of St. Peter's that became the model for the entire Western world among which are the dome of Saint Paul in London, Les Invalides in Paris or the Capitol in Washington.

When Michelangelo was appointed architect of St. Peter's was already 72 years old. Modified the project by architects who had preceded him and in particular the central dome. Could not see their successors finished and Giacomo Della Porta and Domenico Fontana finished 24 years after his death. With a height of 132 meters and a diameter of 42.5 can be seen from several points of the city. An interesting experience is up to the highest point on the narrow stairs that force to tilt the body and mold to the curvature. From the balcony can be seen throughout the city, one of the most beautiful images of Rome in the retina is recorded forever.

Pope Paul III commissioned the renovation of the Capitol Plaza or Campidoglio. In the center, the equestrian statue of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, framed by three palaces: The Palace of the Senators in the background and the halls of the Conservatory and Nuovo, one on each side. The square is located on top of a hill and is accessed through a stairway, Cordonata Capitoline. I must say that the work also was completed after his death and there were some changes in their projects. The whole place is gorgeous and its elevated position gives it a unique magic that is broken, in my personal opinion, going down the Cordonata and find the monument to Victor Emmanuel II who chairs the adjacent Piazza Venezia.

Other examples of his architectural work can be seen in Rome is the Farnese Palace or the inside of the Porta Pia.

de1508 began in May work in the decoration of the vault of the Sistine Chapel , work for which he was also recruited by his patron, Pope Julius II, almost like an imposition. Although the painting was not his forte, rejected the assistance of other experts in fresh painters. Moisture problems that forced him to start again, continuing discussions with the Pope ... nothing prevented the final result was supreme. Do not think the same way some of his contemporaries who saw the naked bodies as something immoral and dishonest.

Except visit to the Vatican Museums where you can reach the Sistine Chapel and go to the top of the dome of St. Peter, both of payment, Rome offers the possibility to admire the work free of charge to the great Michelangelo left in the Eternal City. Just for that, it is worth repeating again and again target.