Meaning of Michelangeloesque | Babel Free

Definitions

Adjective. [C2]

Examples

“The group of Italy and Rome on the front of the pedestal, the lion of strength on the back, and the Michelangeloesque figure⟳ of the man freeing himself from the bonds of servitude, make⟳ up a striking whole.”

“The bold elements of this composition include⟳ the tensely coiled serpent, the deep recession of both the boat and boatman, and the violent upward thrust of Thor, whose Michelangeloesque proportions seen from the low vantage point⟳ of the serpent itself endow him with a sense⟳ of Herculean strength.”

“This detail of a frieze in the New Sacristy is embellished with an idiosyncratic pattern that can be read⟳ as a series of grotesque human faces – a typical piece of Michelangeloesque wit and invention.”

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