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Rare Michelangelo exhibit in Savannah sheds light on how he viewed women

By: Amy Paige Condon

When it comes to the works of Michelangelo (1475-1564), women as a subject do not spring to mind, as the artist’s gaze so often celebrated the nude male form in sculpture and painting. 

Yet, a new exhibit here at Telfair Museums illuminates how the Italian Renaissance master saw women as “equal partners in the grand scheme of human life,” according to guest curator Gary Radke, who led Syracuse University’s internationally renowned Florence Graduate Program in Renaissance Art for 35 years.

Source: https://www.ajc.com

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