![]() His posture appears relaxed, as the same right leg is angled to sit upon the left leg which reaches down to the lowest point of this sculpture. His right hand reaches over from the side, and is rested on his right leg. Michelangelo's Dawn features an elderly man reclining backwards, with his weight balanced by his left arm. The respect afforded to him by the Medicis is typified by the awarding of this series of sculptures to him. His relationship with them proved highly beneficial at times, but was also fraught with danger, because of the constantly changing tides of Italian politics during that period. Michelangelo was highly favoured by the Medici family and they provided him with a number of high profile commissions. Thankfully, the vast majority of these two sculptures was completed on time, certainly enough to enable them to be displayed, just as they are today. It was also likely more efficient to cover the sculptures together at the same time, and Michelangelo would often fail to complete other commissions within his career, where distractions occurred, or politics interfered with his creative process. Any stylistic variations between Dawn and Dusk would have been observed by even the most occassional of art follower. ![]() ![]() In commissioning Michelangelo to produce multiple artworks within the same building, consistency between them was assured and this was particularly important because of how the sculptures would be laid out, on opposing sides. Michelangelo's work on the two sculptures spanned the period of 1524-31, though he would have spent much of this time distracted by other projects too.
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