Brutus - Item #100

 

21 Inches High x 10.5 Inches Wide x 11 Inches Deep

This life-size bust depicts one of the assassins of the Roman dictator Julius Caesar. The original piece includes a bust clothed in a toga. Michelangelo began the piece and then had his friend Tiberio Calcagni continue the work. Both artists died before it was completed, however, leaving a roughly-carved sculpture to the world. The detail of this piece in our collection may be less defined than that of the original sculpture due to a succession of molding and casting. These photos accurately depict the definition of detail for this reproduction.

 

Artist: Michelangelo

Museum: Bargello National Museum, Florence

Time Period: Renaissance, 1539-1540

 

Sources:

"Brutus." Michelangelo.net, http://www.michelangelo.net/brutus/.

"Brutus." Victoria and Albert Museum, http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O41525/brutus-plaster-cast-michelangelo/.