Historical story

Study History >> Millennium History > >> Historical story

Did Michelangelo and Leonardo not bear each other?

Portraits of Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo Buonarroti

They were two absolute geniuses of our Renaissance, but it seems that between Michelangelo and Leonardo did not correct good blood ( see also https://www.pilloledistoria.it/12109/storia-moderna/michelangelo-lorenzo-il-magnifico).

According to what was stated by Giorgio Vasari in The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors and Architects in fact, the two artists disliked each other.

Precisely Vasari writes that "there was great disdain between Michelangelo Buonarroti and Leonardo" .

We do not know the reasons.

Normal rivalry between greats?

Maybe.

It is said that once Buonarroti, crossing the Ponte Vecchio with the author of the famous Gioconda, had addressed him with epithets anything but polite.

Leonardo, for his part, returned in 1504 by giving a negative opinion on the location of David in front of Palazzo Vecchio.

Fortunately, however, his opinion was not decisive and Michelangelo's splendid sculpture was placed in Piazza della Signoria.

Previous Post

Were Isabella of Aragon and Leonardo da Vinci Lovers?

Next Post

Chestnut Ball:was it really a Red Light Event?

Why did Jesus Christ die crucified and not hanged or devoured by beasts?
Had he not been crucified, today the symbol of Christianity, instead of a cross, could be, for example, a noose with a hangmans knot or a torn tunic. And why was he crucified? Well, because the Romans were very square and had everything perfectly regulated. Depending on the crime and your condition,
When Americans and Canadians mistakenly fought each other during World War II
Some time ago we told here how the Battle of Attu unfolded, which pitted Americans and Canadians against the Japanese on that island of the Aleutian Archipelago. We explained that, despite its apparent lack of importance, it was actually a place of considerable strategic value, not only because it w
Chinese Leonardo da Vinci
It is said that Leonardo Da Vinci was five hundred years ahead of his time. Shen Kuo would outdo the Renaissance champion in this competition. This brilliant 11th-century Chinese had many talents:he was an inventor, politician, military, scientist, poet ... he could not get along with his wife. Un
Inventions of Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci is considered the archetype of the Renaissance man. He painted, sculpted, wrote, counted, discovered and played musical instruments. He gained fame thanks to the paintings Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. He was also appreciated by the designs and sketches of various types of machine