Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael around 1500
See the only marble sculpture by Michelangelo in the UK and explore its relationship to works by Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael.
In 1501 Leonardo exhibited a now lost full-size drawing of the Virgin and Child with Saint Anne. Leonardo鈥檚 animated, mobile figures impressed the younger Michelangelo who adapted them for his marble 鈥楾addei Tondo鈥� (1504鈥�05), imbuing them with an emotional expressiveness alien to Leonardo鈥檚 otherworldly approach.
Raphael not only quickly assimilated Leonardo鈥檚 style, but also made drawings after Michelangelo鈥檚 works, including the tondo; integrating Michelangelo鈥檚 emotive dynamism into his own harmonious, idealised artistic style.
An extraordinary loan from the Royal Academy; the 鈥楾addei Tondo鈥� is displayed alongside choice works by all three artists from the National Gallery Collection. The special display offers a unique opportunity to study the artistic relationship between three great masters 鈥� respectful friends and acrimonious rivals 鈥� whose work was crucial to the development of the High Renaissance style.
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See the only marble sculpture by Michelangelo in the UK and explore its relationship to works by Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael.
In 1501 Leonardo exhibited a now lost full-size drawing of the Virgin and Child with Saint Anne. Leonardo鈥檚 animated, mobile figures impressed the younger Michelangelo who adapted them for his marble 鈥楾addei Tondo鈥� (1504鈥�05), imbuing them with an emotional expressiveness alien to Leonardo鈥檚 otherworldly approach.
Raphael not only quickly assimilated Leonardo鈥檚 style, but also made drawings after Michelangelo鈥檚 works, including the tondo; integrating Michelangelo鈥檚 emotive dynamism into his own harmonious, idealised artistic style.
An extraordinary loan from the Royal Academy; the 鈥楾addei Tondo鈥� is displayed alongside choice works by all three artists from the National Gallery Collection. The special display offers a unique opportunity to study the artistic relationship between three great masters 鈥� respectful friends and acrimonious rivals 鈥� whose work was crucial to the development of the High Renaissance style.
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