The Dream of Human Life
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Title
The Dream of Human Life
Subject
Dream, Human
Description
This painting by an unknown artist is based on Michelangelo’s drawing The Dream (Courtauld Institute, London).The art historian Vasari used the title ‘The Dream’ (’Il Sogno') in his 1568 edition of The Lives of the Artists. There is no other contemporary document to explain the composition’s meaning, but it appears to explore contemporary ideas about the ascent of the soul to the divine aided by beauty.
Creator
Unknown (After Michelangelo)
Source
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/after-michelangelo-the-dream-of-human-life
Publisher
The National Gallery
Date
after 1533
Contributor
Maya Takai
Rights
Holwell Carr Bequest, 1831
Format
65.4 x 55.9 cm
Language
English
Type
Still Image
Identifier
NG8
Files
Citation
Unknown (After Michelangelo), “The Dream of Human Life,” Enlightenmens, accessed August 15, 2022, http://enlightenmens.lmc.gatech.edu/items/show/940.