Humanism and sensuality from Renaissance to the XIX century

Here is a small selection of photographs that are part of a research around the representation of human body in European sculpture from Michelangelo to Rodin. My aim is to give evidence of the deep links among the artists in Europe and to present some masterpieces of the main streams that plough Europe since the Renaissance. The project will pursue a precise strand, that portrays the sensuality, humanism and tenderness that European sculptures, especially those from the Renaissance onwards, possess - religious representations included. (This topic is well represented by G. L. Bernini, especially in the celebrated marble sculpture Blessed Ludovica Albertoni (1671–74). I believe photographic representation can reveal new and sometimes deeper truths about a sculpture than what we are able to capture with our naked eye. I have assumed the interpretation that sees the start of humanism and modernity in Europe, also in art and philosophy, with the Renaissance and I hope to offer suggestions for new reflections about the evolution of European sculpture. I have taken these photos around some of the most important museums of Europe. Every sculpture comes with precise information: author (date of birth and death), title, date of the sculpture, material of which it is made). Photographs are Black and White to unify the research and the various locations.