Battle of Centaurs

Michelangelo created this relief when he was just seventeen years old, whilst under the patronage of Lorenzo de Medici. The original is now displyed in Casa Buonarroti, Florence. The original was made out of marble instead of bronze as it was a work made for himself. It was created without the use of a bowdrill for making finer details, his first such work. It is the marks of the subbia chisel remaining on the surface in the “non finito” technique which has lead scholars to debate whether Miche…

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