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We are pleased to present the exhibition “Michelangelo Buonarroti—The Making of a Genius and the 500th Anniversary of the Sistine Chapel.”
Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564), master of the Italian Renaissance. In his time, he was called, “the divine one.” This exhibition traces Michelangelo’s career and creative influences through artworks and personal papers from the master’s collection at the Casa Buonarroti in Florence, a collection handed down in the Buonarroti family through many generations. Included is Michelangelo’s earliest sculpted work, the Madonna of the Stairs, a marble relief he carved at about the age of fifteen. The current exhibition represents the first occasion in history when the work—a treasure rarely allowed to leave the Casa Buonarroti—is being lent out for such a long period. Through a total of 60 items, including over 30 of Michelangelo’s drawings, the exhibition affords a glimpse into the creative processes of one of the greatest artists of all time. By furthermore displaying his letters and notes alongside his artworks, it reveals the human aspect of this master artist and the anguish he experienced in his creation of art.

- Michelangelo Buonarroti
- Madonna of the Stairs
- ca. 1490, marble
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- Michelangelo Buonarroti
- Study for the Head of “Leda”
- ca. 1530, red chalk on paper
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- Michelangelo Buonarroti
- Cleopatra
- ca. 1535, black chalk on paper
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- Michelangelo Buonarroti
- Christ Crucified
- ca. 1563, wood
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Details of the Exhibition

Michelangelo Buonarroti The Making of a Genius and the 500th Anniversary of the Sistine Chapel

Venue	The National Museum of Western Art( Ueno Park, Tokyo) 7-7,Ueno-koen,Taito-ku,Tokyo 110-0007
Period	6 September – 17 November 2013
Opening Hours	9:30-17:30 Open until 20:00 on Fridays, 2 November and 3 November. Last admission is 30 minutes before closing
Closed	Mondays (except for National Holidays that fall on a Monday, in which case the museum is open on the holiday and closed on the following Tuesday instead)
Organized by	The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc., The Asahi Shimbun
With the cooperation of	The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Embassy of Italy, BS-TBS, TBS Radio & Communication, J-WAVE
With the scientific cooperation of	Associazione Culturale Metamorfosi Fondazione Casa Buonarroti
With the special sponsorship of	Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.
With the sponsorship of	Kodama Printing CO.,LTD., SECOM.,LTD.
With the cooperation of	The Otsuka Museum of Art, Otsuka Ohmi Ceramics CO.,LTD., Alitalia-Compagnia Aerea Italiana S.p.A. Nippon Express, East Japan Railway Company, TheWestern Art Foundation
Access	One-minute walk from Park Exit (Koen-guchi) of JR Ueno Station 7-minute walk from Keisei Ueno Station of Keisei Railways 8-minute walk from Tokyo Metro Subway Ueno Station of Ginza Line or Hibiya Line * As there are no parking facilities at the museum, we ask that you do not arrive at the Munseum by private car.