As an animator, how can you NOT be fascinated and overwhelmed by the masters of the Italian Renaissance?! During that time the depiction of the human figure started to move, it has rhythm and life. As an art student I was utterly blown away by this Michelangelo sheet of anatomical studies for the Sistine Chapel. This is the Libyan Sibyl. She looks mighty masculine, because in those days only men modeled for artists. The artist's observation is intense, he is searching for the truth under the model's skin. A triumph of human artistry. A piece of art that makes you weep.
Below the final painting from the Sistine Chapel.
