Moses Michelangelo
by Weston Westmoreland
Title
Moses Michelangelo
Artist
Weston Westmoreland
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Michelangelo's Moses in San Pietro in Vincoli.
This is one of those instances when you wonder why people travel at all.
I didn't spend long looking at this marvelous statue. It is not displayed in the best conditions. You can go into the church freely and shoot away. Need some cents or one euro to turn the lights on for a few seconds.
I was there for maybe ten minutes and in that time an unaccountable lot of people came in, took a quick peep, shot and left. After a while staring at this masterpiece, I shifted my attention to the people. There were a couple of persons, both girls, that stayed for a while and actually looked at the Moses. The rest just came in, aimed, shot and left. Click! Gotcha. Another notch in their belt. Next.
Most of them didn't actually look at it. They got the picture and they will have something to show when they go back home. For photographers, for painters, for people who draw, their art teaches them how to look. For most of the people nowadays the camera substitutes the actual looking. And it is not the same. This is Michelangelo's Moses. It is right there. How can you not look at it?
After a while, I returned my attention to the sculpture. The entry should be charged and limited. I would love the chance to see it alone, or just with a few persons who really care about what they have before them. However, I am a tall guy and had the chance to look at it at leisure. I decided it was from this position, from where the Moses looks at you, that I liked the statue best. Hope you like it.
You can learn more about what drives me in my blog:
http://inspiringthoughtsandimages.com/
Weston Westmoreland.
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February 6th, 2014
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