BUST OF CHRIST THE SAVIOR by MICHELANGELO 2026 Poster

BUST OF CHRIST THE SAVIOUR by MICHELANGELO 2026 best eyes background gold #BF994D or CHRIST THE SAVIOR Computer colourized by Mark Edward Westerfield 2026 (rose D8AC99) or (maroon 661506). Computer colourization by Mark Edward Westerfield 2026 Lost Michelangelo re-attributed by found paperwork historic documents. Marble bust of Christ the Saviour. It sat hidden in plain sight at Rome's Basilica of Sant'Agnese fuori le mura. THE LAMB OF GOD John 1-29 NKJV 29 "The next day John saw Jesus coming towards him, and said, 'Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!'" Michelangelo full name Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni. (6 March 1475 – 18 February 1564) He was lauded by contemporary biographers as the most accomplished artist of his era. Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni was born on 6 March 1475 in Caprese, known today as Caprese Michelangelo, a small town situated in Valtiberina, near Arezzo, Tuscany. For several generations, his family had been small-scale bankers in Florence; but the bank failed, and his father Ludovico briefly took a government post in Caprese. At the time of Michelangelo's birth, his father was the town's judicial administrator and podestà (local administrator) of Chiusi della Verna. Michelangelo's mother was Francesca di Neri del Miniato di Siena. The Buonarrotis claimed to descend from the Countess Matilde di Canossa—a claim that remains unproven, but which Michelangelo believed. Michelangelo was moderate in his personal life, and once told his apprentice, Ascanio Condivi: "However rich I may have been, I have always lived like a poor man." Condivi said he was indifferent to food and drink, eating "more out of necessity than of pleasure" and that he "often slept in his clothes and ... boots." His biographer Paolo Giovio says, "His nature was so rough and uncouth that his domestic habits were incredibly squalid, and deprived posterity of any pupils who might have followed him." This, however, may not have affected him, as he was by nature a solitary and melancholy person, bizzarro e fantastico, a man who "withdrew himself from the company of men." His Love Sonnets ...displaying deep loving feeling, was written to the young Roman patrician Tommaso dei Cavalieri (c. 1509–1587), who was 23 years old when Michelangelo first met him in 1532, at the age of 57. According to Gian Paolo Lomazzo, Michelangelo and Raphael met once: the former was alone, while the latter was accompanied by several others. Michelangelo commented that he thought he had encountered the chief of police with such an assemblage, and Raphael replied that he thought he had met an executioner, as they are wont to walk alone. Documents uncovered during this research pointed to a locked, three-key chamber where Michelangelo's associates secretly stashed his drawings and sculptures to safeguard them. A study suggests the bust does not simply portray Christ, but was actually modelled on Tomaso de' Cavalieri, a young Roman nobleman and a close collaborator for whom Michelangelo held a deep affection. Marble bust of Christ the Saviour. It sat hidden in plain sight at Rome's Basilica of Sant'Agnese fuori le mura. Three biographies were published during his lifetime. One of them, by Giorgio Vasari, proposed that Michelangelo's work transcended that of any artist living or dead, and was "supreme in not one art alone but in all three" (sculpture, painting frescoes, architecture) (... as well as Love Sonnets). A marble bust of Christ the Saviour located in Rome's Basilica of Sant'Agnese fuori le Mura has been re-attributed to Renaissance master Michelangelo Buonarroti. Previously considered the work of an anonymous 16th-century Roman artist, the piece was formally reclassified following a decade of rigourous documentary research. The significant re-attribution of the sculpture highlights the detective work of an independent researcher, who unveiled the findings. Key aspects of the discovery include: Archival Evidence: She based her conclusions on notarial records, posthumous inventories, and historic correspondence spanning back to 1564, rather than stylistic analysis alone. Challenging Historical Assumptions: The documents revealed a discreet network used to safeguard the artist's final works, directly challenging the long-held belief that Michelangelo systematically destroyed his late-stage sketches and sculptures. Provenance: The records demonstrated that the bust remained safely hidden in the basilica's liturgical space and secondary storage, keeping it entirely off the public art market. The Legacy of Michelangelo: The research into the Christ the Saviour bust is expected to open the door to attributing about 19 or 20 other lost or forgotten works to Michelangelo Buonarroti's portfolio. "Brethren of the most Holy Crucifix" "The Brotherhood of the Most Holy Crucifix" "the Compagnia del Santissimo Crocifisso" Because these were locked within a tight, trusted circle of associates, the "three guys" referred to are his top pupils and friends: Daniele da Volterra: Michelangelo's closest pupil who stayed by his side until he died. Tommaso de' Cavalieri: A young Roman nobleman and close friend of Michelangelo. Diomede Leoni: Another devoted follower and pupil who belonged to the same Brotherhood. These men formed a secret pact to keep the art safe for future students. This challenges the old story that Michelangelo burned all his remaining sketches before his death. I love Michelangelo's fabulous story. He was by far the most accomplished artist in his life time in sculpture, painting (most famously his frescoes), and architecture. On top of all of this, he was also famous for writing Love Sonnets to men most especially to Tommaso dei Cavalieri a much younger Roman nobleman who was 23 when they met and Michelangelo was 57. At Michelangelo's death at least men (besides the doctor) attended to his needs: Tommaso dei Cavalieri, Daniele da Volterra (whose portrait painting of of Michelangelo I put on the back of some cards about Michelangelo ... and whose first teacher's popular nickname translated as "The Sodomite"!), and Diomede Leoni ... these three were probably the three who held the keys to "the secret chamber" and along with Michelangelo were in the "Brotherhood of the Most Holy Crucifix", the "Compagnia del Santissimo Crocifisso" ... most wonderful of all in spite of being gay, Michelangelo worked for 9 consecutive Popes! The only sculpture he signed was the Pieta' at his age 24 signing his name in Latin including describing himself as "Florentine" ... being from the area near Florence, raised and studied in Florence as a boy, and as well as being well aware that the very term "Florentine" was used in his time to have the performative meaning that a man was gay! He was fighting for Gay Pride 527 years ago!!!!!!!!! This particular all white marble sculpture was originally attributed to Michelangelo for hundreds of years but the documentation was lost or forgotten. Then, early in 2026, it was re-attributed to Michelangelo not based upon stylistic reasoning but by researched documentation. This was met by scepticism and shock. As soon as I heard about it I wanted to try to computer colourize a photo of it.