Antique side chair in neoclassical style
This chair is considered to be a stylistic work by the Italian designer Michelangelo Pergolesi (Michelangelo Pergolesi)(active 1760-1801), made about 1785. Pergolesi is known for bringing Italian fantasy elements to British design. It is exquisitely carved and decorated in painted and gold. The back of the chair consists of crossed cornucopia horns (cornucopia), from which a monster head (possibly a griffin or dolphin head) is born, and an umbrella-like canopy structure is attached. The seat was covered with green upholstery.
The Madonna and Child painting created by Michelangelo
Michelangelo Bonaroti's painting of the Virgin Mary, created around 1547-1555. The Cathedral Opera House Museum in Florence, Italy. This painting of the Virgin Mary is Michelangelo's penultimate sculpture. In 1555, the elderly Michelangelo destroyed this sculpture after discovering a defect in the marble. In 1671, Cosimo III de 'Medici purchased the reconstructed sculpture and placed it in the basement of San Lorenzo Cathedral. In 1722, it was transferred to the Florence Cathedral.
The bronze statue of "Bronze Moses" at Augustana University
The 'Bronze Moses' at Augustana University is a full-size bronze replica of Michelangelo's' Moses' statue created by Felix de Verden. This work was donated by Fenwick, a Cleveland industrialist and former resident of Sioux Falls, in 1974. It was originally completed around 1964 and was exhibited at the Cleveland Museum in Fenwick. This statue is currently located on the campus of Augustana University.
Michelangelo's sculpture of David Apollo
This unfinished marble sculpture was created around 1530 and is now located at the Bargello Museum in Florence, Italy. This work was originally commissioned by the head of the Papal army, Baggio Valloli. Later, after Valloli was accused of treason and beheaded on the orders of Cosimo I de 'Medici, the sculpture was acquired by the Duke of Florence. The back of this sculpture is partially completed, with a rough surface that showcases Michelangelo's typical 'unfinished' style.
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