Michelangelo loved the marble from the quarries at Carrara. But how did he extract great blocks of marble for his sculptures, like the famous Pieta?
More than once, Michelangelo nearly lost his life as he and his workers brought quarried marble down the mountain. After it was safely at the bottom, the block he had selected for the Pieta had to be transported, by ship, to Rome. He worked on the sculpture in 1499.
See, also:
Renaissance Artist - The Divine Michelangelo, Part 1
Renaissance Artist - The Divine Michelangelo, Part 2
Renaissance Artist - The Divine Michelangelo, Part 3
Renaissance Artist - The Divine Michelangelo, Part 5
Renaissance Artist - The Divine Michelangelo, Part 6
Renaissance Artist - The Divine Michelangelo, Part 7
Renaissance Artist - The Divine Michelangelo, Part 8
Renaissance Artist - The Divine Michelangelo, Part 9
Renaissance Artist - The Divine Michelangelo, Part 10
Renaissance Artist - The Divine Michelangelo, Part 11
Renaissance Artist - The Divine Michelangelo, Part 12
Renaissance Artist - The Divine Michelangelo, Part 13
Renaissance Artist - The Divine Michelangelo, Part 14
Renaissance Artist - The Divine Michelangelo, Part 15
Credits
From "The Divine Michelangelo" (2004), with Stephen Noonan playing the title role. Online, courtesy BBC.
Directors
Tim Dunn
Stuart Elliott
Narrator
Susannah York
Michelangelo
Stephen Noonan
