Michelangelo’s Moses, part of the tomb of Pope Julius II
See those little horns at the top of Moses’ head? It’s a bit of a misunderstanding. In the old Latin Vulgate Bible, they used the term “cornuta facies” which can be translated either as “horned face” or “radiant face” to describe how Moses’ looked after he chatted with God up on Mount Sinai. The term was intended to be a metaphor, but was translated more literally, and we got Moses with horns instead of Moses with a shiny bright face.
So, those little horns on Michelangelo’s Moses were actually supposed to be a radiant face. That’s a 500 year old cringer!
You’re reading a V. Note, written by Ruthie V, the director of the Seattle Artist League. The League is an art school for the busy nurse, tech geek, and mom with a long lost art degree. We offer engaging online classes in drawing and painting. Join us! Find your class: https://www.seattleartistleague.com/product-category/d-online-classes/
[image_with_animation image_url=”9495″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] This is the fourth part of a multi day series, sharing work by my beginning figure drawing classes. Many of these students have never …
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A Cringe Worthy Mistake
See those little horns at the top of Moses’ head? It’s a bit of a misunderstanding. In the old Latin Vulgate Bible, they used the term “cornuta facies” which can be translated either as “horned face” or “radiant face” to describe how Moses’ looked after he chatted with God up on Mount Sinai. The term was intended to be a metaphor, but was translated more literally, and we got Moses with horns instead of Moses with a shiny bright face.
So, those little horns on Michelangelo’s Moses were actually supposed to be a radiant face. That’s a 500 year old cringer!
You’re reading a V. Note, written by Ruthie V, the director of the Seattle Artist League. The League is an art school for the busy nurse, tech geek, and mom with a long lost art degree. We offer engaging online classes in drawing and painting. Join us! Find your class: https://www.seattleartistleague.com/product-category/d-online-classes/
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