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Research on Michelangelo Art Creation and Platonic

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DOI: 10.23977/etmhs.2018.29161

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Yiting Ge

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Yiting Ge

ABSTRACT

Neo-Platonism was one of the most important ideas in the Renaissance, and it had a profound influence on the artistic creation of many artists. Michelangelo was one of them. For Michelangelo, the arts and poetry expressed are praising a perfect world. It is believed that the ideal world is the real reality. Therefore, Michelangelo's artistic creation hopes not only to get rid of the shackles of the flesh and to move toward a more noble realm, but also hopes to show a perfect and harmonious spiritual world through artistic creation; it has deep philosophical contemplation, thinking about the universe and the soul. The questioning has great enthusiasm and perseverance. His philosophy pays more attention to the inspiration and neglects the external impression. He believes that matter is the blasphemy and prisoner of the spiritual world and it is necessary to obtain spiritual relief through tragic rebellion. The expression of neo-Platonism in Michelangelo's works of art is very common. The conflict between abstract speculation and artistic inspiration can often be seen in his works. The conflict between this thinking and inspiration is analyzed to explore the art of Michelangelo's creation. The neo-Platonist thought is of great significance. This paper mainly discusses and analyzes the embodiment of Neo-Platonism in Michelangelo's artistic creation.

KEYWORDS

Michelangelo, art creation, Neo-Platonism

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