All nine busts of Michelangelo by his
friend and pupil Daniele da Volterra have been gathered together
and are set to go on show at Florence's Accademia Gallery on
Tuesday.
The Florentine gallery's three copies have been joined by one
each from the Bargello and Casa Buonarroti and others loaned by
foreign museums including the Louvre and the Musée
Jacquemart-André, also in Paris.
All the busts have been digitized and 3d-printed to analyse
their make-up and differences.
The show runs until June 19.
Daniele Ricciarelli (c. 1509 - 4 April 1566), better known as
Daniele da Volterra,was a Mannerist Italian painter and
sculptor.
He is best remembered for his association with the late
Michelangelo. Several of Daniele's most important works were
based on designs made for that purpose by Michelangelo. After
Michelangelo's death, Daniele was hired to cover the genitals in
his Last Judgment with vestments and loincloths. This earned him
the nickname Il Braghettone ("the breeches maker").
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