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| Country of Location: |
Country of Location
Switzerland
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| Location: |
Location
Cologny
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| Library / Collection: |
Library / Collection
Fondation Martin Bodmer
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| Shelfmark: | Shelfmark M-45.1 |
| Manuscript Title: | Manuscript Title Michelangelo, Sonnet and letter to the poet Vittoria Colonna, autograph |
| Caption: | Caption Paper · 1 p. · 21.5 x 28.7 cm · undated [1541] |
| Language: |
Language
Italian
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| Manuscript Summary: |
Manuscript Summary
Michelangelo (1475-1564) addressed this sonnet and his dedication to one of his closest friends, the poet Vittoria Colonna (1492-1547), marchesa of Pescara. Although the painter often was very sparing in his use of paper, for these few lines he used a large and beautiful in-folio sheet, folded and glued together (to add more thickness). Writing in a humanist script close to calligraphy, he showed particular care for the layout, using line spacing and indentations to reinforce the customary architecture of the sonetto. His tone is very respectful: Michelangelo greets not only a friend, but also a lady who is part of high society and who has given him a valuable gift. This gift, which was to take its beneficiary "in paradiso”, must have been a manuscript of the Sonetti spirituali of the poet (who in general was very discreet and only rarely showed her verses).
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| DOI (Digital Object Identifier): |
DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
10.5076/e-codices-fmb-ms-Michelangelo-M-045-001 (http://dx.doi.org/10.5076/e-codices-fmb-ms-Michelangelo-M-045-001)
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Permanent link
https://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/fmb/ms-Michelangelo-M-045-001
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IIIF Manifest URL
https://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/metadata/iiif/fmb-ms-Michelangelo-M-045-001/manifest.json
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How to quote
Cologny, Fondation Martin Bodmer, M-45.1: Michelangelo, Sonnet and letter to the poet Vittoria Colonna, autograph (/en/list/one/fmb/ms-Michelangelo-M-045-001).
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| Online Since: |
Online Since
12/17/2015
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| Document Type: |
Document Type
Autograph
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| Century: |
Century
16th century
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