INIS Series, INIS Series, 2025, volume 4
Title:
Uomo Universale. The Female Figure as an Image of the Universal in Michelangelo’s Lybian Sybil
Autor(s):
Maria Plamenova Belcheva, quot;St. Cyril and St. Methodiusquot; University of Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria, artbymera@gmail.com
Abstact:
The research examines fundamental interpretations of the Libyan Sibyl (1512) by Michelangelo Buonarotti (1475–1564), with particular emphasis on the significance of this preparatory drawing and its place in the Sistine chapel. The text traces various characteristics such as anatomical features and the techniques for constructing the body, the technical aspects of the process and the symbolism of the image. This study evaluates the drawing in the context of Italian humanism and how the philosophical idea of “uomo universale” is expressed. The female figure in Michelangelo’s art is revealed as a bridge between the ancient tradition and Christianity. It aquires a transpersonal perspective as a symbol of universal human potential.
Keywords:
Sybil, Drawing, Image, Tradition, Canon of Visual Art, Michelangelo, Buonarroti, Chapel, Sistine, Technique, Renaissance, Humanism, Universal, Personality, Symbolism, Process, Canon, Tradition, Uomo Universale,
PDF file address:
http://www.math.bas.bg/vt/inis/series/book/2025.04/inis.2025.0405.pdf
Cite (APA style):
Belcheva, M. (2025). Uomo Universale. The Female Figure as an Image of the Universal in Michelangelo’s Lybian Sybil, INIS Series, 2025, volume 4, ISSN 2815-4231, Institute of Mathematics and Informatics – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 53-63.