Raffaele Riario, Jacopo Galli, and Michelangelo's Bacchus, 1471-1572 / Kathleen W. Christian.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Christian, Kathleen (Kathleen Wren), 1971- Author.

Contributor:

Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564

Series:

All'antica ; 2.

All'antica ; 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564.

Michelangelo Buonarroti.

Riario, Raffaello, 1451-1521.

Riario, Raffaello.

Galli, Jacopo, -1505.

Galli, Jacopo.

Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564. Bacchus.

Sculpture, Italian--16th century.

Sculpture, Italian.

Dionysus (Greek deity)--Art.

Dionysus.

Cupid (Roman deity)--Art.

Cupid.

Art patronage--Italy.

Art patronage.

Physical Description:

407 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 29 cm.

Place of Publication:

Turnhout : Harvey Miller / Brepols, [2024]

Summary:

"On Michelangelo's first day in Rome, in June 1496, Cardinal Raffaele Riario asked him if he could create "something beautiful" in competition with the antique. The twenty-one-year old sculptor responded to this unique challenge with the statue of 'Bacchus' now in the Bargello museum. This statue, as well as the 'Sleeping Cupid' which first brought Michelangelo to Riario's attention, have long been shrouded in mystery, and the Bacchus as well as its patron have long suffered from critical censure. Through a comprehensive analysis of overlooked and previously-unpublished sources, this study sheds new light on the 'Sleeping Cupid', the 'Bacchus', and a fascinating period in the history of Renaissance Rome when the careers of Riario, Galli, and Michelangelo were closely intertwined. It considers the rise of the Riario dynasty starting with the election of Pope Sixtus IV in 1471, Riario's partnership with Jacopo Galli in the reconstruction of the palace now known as the Palazzo della Cancelleria, the attempted sale of Michelangelo's 'Sleeping Cupid' in Rome as an antiquity, Riario's patronage of the 'Bacchus', and the Bacchus's display in the house of the Galli up until its sale to the Medici in 1572. Taking a broad, interdisciplinary perspective, it offers a fundamental reassessment of Cardinal Riario's career as a patron, of Jacopo Galles role as an intermediary for both Riario and Michelangelo, and of Michelangelo's collaboration with Riario and Galli."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

The Rise of the Riario, 1471-1484

Cardinal Riario, the Galli, and the Reconstruction of San Lorenzo in Damaso, 1484-1499

Familiars, Humanists, and Preachers, 1480s-1490s

Artists, Antiquities, and a Vigna in Trastevere, 1480s-1490s

The Case of the Sleeping Cupid, 1496

Raffaele Riario's Bacchus, 1496-1497

Jacopo Galli's Bacchus, 1497-1505

The Bacchus in the Houses of the Galli, 1505-1572

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-395) and index.

ISBN:

9781915487117

1915487110

OCLC:

1441780530