Michelangelo’s Women on the Sistine Ceiling
Wednesday Noon Lectures | Available
Linda McWhorter
Michelangelo has been accused of painting women simply as men with breasts! These were not just stylistic choices. For the artist, women were both powerful and heroic, revealing his reinterpretation of female identity. Art historian Linda McWhorter shows that Michelangelo can be understood in deeper ways.