Location
WC1B 3DG
Dates
This exhibition runs from Thu, 2nd May 2024 to Sun, 28th Jul 2024.
This exhibition has not opened yet. Will open on Thu, 2nd May 2024
Cost: £16
Description
In 1534, Michelangelo left Florence for Rome, never to see his native city again. He was 59, which many contemporaries regarded as old, but for Michelangelo this move marked the beginning of a dramatic new chapter which would fundamentally shape his experiences as an artist and as a man.
This exhibition looks at the last 30 years of Michelangelo's remarkable life, when his return to Rome – having been summoned by Pope Clement VII to paint a fresco of the Last Judgment in the Sistine Chapel – brought him new commissions and reunited him with some of his closest friends.
Having secured his reputation with works including his famous statue of David, Michelangelo was already the most celebrated artist in Europe. But, rather than resting on his laurels, his Christian faith, intellectual engagement and hope of eternal life propelled him to produce some of the most striking works of his career. Forceful preparatory drawings for the Last Judgment as well as the recently conserved Epifania – one of only two surviving cartoons by Michelangelo – show his renewed energy and desire to challenge himself.
These works are displayed alongside studies for Michelangelo's grand architectural projects as well as drawings, poems and intimate letters that reveal his personal passions and anxieties. Rather than showing an artist in decline, this exhibition shows the astonishing dynamism that Michelangelo brought to his work in the final decades of his life as he explored salvation and confronted his mortality.
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This exhibition has not opened yet. Will open on Thu, 2nd May 2024
This event runs over several days/weeks. Dates include:
May 2024
- Thu, 2nd May 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Fri, 3rd May 2024
(10:00am - 8:30pm) - Sat, 4th May 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Sun, 5th May 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Mon, 6th May 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Tue, 7th May 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Wed, 8th May 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Thu, 9th May 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Fri, 10th May 2024
(10:00am - 8:30pm) - Sat, 11th May 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Sun, 12th May 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Mon, 13th May 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Tue, 14th May 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Wed, 15th May 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Thu, 16th May 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Fri, 17th May 2024
(10:00am - 8:30pm) - Sat, 18th May 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Sun, 19th May 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Mon, 20th May 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Tue, 21st May 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Wed, 22nd May 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Thu, 23rd May 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Fri, 24th May 2024
(10:00am - 8:30pm) - Sat, 25th May 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Sun, 26th May 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Mon, 27th May 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Tue, 28th May 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Wed, 29th May 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Thu, 30th May 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Fri, 31st May 2024
(10:00am - 8:30pm)
June 2024
- Sat, 1st Jun 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Sun, 2nd Jun 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Mon, 3rd Jun 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Tue, 4th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Wed, 5th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Thu, 6th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Fri, 7th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 8:30pm) - Sat, 8th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Sun, 9th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Mon, 10th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Tue, 11th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Wed, 12th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Thu, 13th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Fri, 14th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 8:30pm) - Sat, 15th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Sun, 16th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Mon, 17th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Tue, 18th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Wed, 19th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Thu, 20th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Fri, 21st Jun 2024
(10:00am - 8:30pm) - Sat, 22nd Jun 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Sun, 23rd Jun 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Mon, 24th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Tue, 25th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Wed, 26th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Thu, 27th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Fri, 28th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 8:30pm) - Sat, 29th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Sun, 30th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm)
July 2024
- Mon, 1st Jul 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Tue, 2nd Jul 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Wed, 3rd Jul 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Thu, 4th Jul 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Fri, 5th Jul 2024
(10:00am - 8:30pm) - Sat, 6th Jul 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Sun, 7th Jul 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Mon, 8th Jul 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Tue, 9th Jul 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Wed, 10th Jul 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Thu, 11th Jul 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Fri, 12th Jul 2024
(10:00am - 8:30pm) - Sat, 13th Jul 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Sun, 14th Jul 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Mon, 15th Jul 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Tue, 16th Jul 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Wed, 17th Jul 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Thu, 18th Jul 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Fri, 19th Jul 2024
(10:00am - 8:30pm) - Sat, 20th Jul 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Sun, 21st Jul 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Mon, 22nd Jul 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Tue, 23rd Jul 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Wed, 24th Jul 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Thu, 25th Jul 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Fri, 26th Jul 2024
(10:00am - 8:30pm) - Sat, 27th Jul 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Sun, 28th Jul 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm)