" (Vasari.)
13 Many motives from antique gems may be traced in the art of Michael
Angelo, such as the Judith and her maid, some of the athletes the
Leda, and even the Adam.
14 Lorenzo died upon the eighth day of April, 1492.
15 Equal to-day to 20.60 lire--about seventeen shillings.
16 Nineteen and a quarter inches according to the measurements of Heath
Wilson ("Michael Angelo and his Works," p. 17, ed. 1881). This
relief is in the Casa Buonarroti, Florence.
17 We have no record of this work, and its whereabouts is not known.
18 The boy, Michael Angelo, probably enjoyed this frolic and its
attendant festivities as much as Piero, he could not have done much
other work in the dungeon-like studios of Florence in such cold
weather. This incident has been regarded as an insult to the artist
and a sign of Piero's want of taste. Michael Angelo cannot have felt
aggrieved as he stayed on at the palace. Condivi relates that he
remained "some months." Piero should rather be blamed for not
employing his artist guest upon some more lasting work also.
19 Nothing is known as to the fate of this work, it is not now in the
church.
20 Vasari states that Michael Angelo devoted much time to the study of
anatomy. "For the church of Santo Spirito, in Florence, Michael
Angelo made a crucifix in wood, which is placed over the lunette of
the high altar.
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