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Michelangelo and the “Tondo Doni”
The “Tondo Doni” is the only panel painting definitively attributed to Michelangelo, housed in the renowned Uffizi Gallery in Florence.
Commissioned by Agnolo Doni, a Florentine merchant, to celebrate his 1504 marriage to Maddalena Strozzi, the painting depicts the Holy Family in a monumental and dynamic composition. Inspired by Hellenistic sculptures, it features serpentine movements and a pyramidal structure reminiscent of an animated dome.
Behind the Holy Family are n**e figures representing pagan humanity, separated from the sacred group by a low wall symbolizing original sin.
The frame, likely designed by Michelangelo, is a masterpiece of Florentine woodcarving, adorned with grotesques, prophets, and the heraldic symbols of the Strozzi family.
This exceptional work embodies the cultural flourishing of the Florentine Renaissance and Michelangelo’s timeless genius.
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