MICHELANGELO Buonarroti Salmon - Boaz - Obed (detail) 1511-1512

MICHELANGELO Buonarroti Salmon - Boaz - Obed (detail) 1511-1512

From Ruth 4:21: "and Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed"

Fresco. Cappella Sistina, Vatican. The top of the staff is carved in the shape of a small bearded head, with a fierce expression; bearing a strange resemblance to the man, it seems mock him. (Web Art Gallery)


Tags: caricature, faces, fierce, michelangelo, mockery, staff

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