Wednesday 1 July 2015

Art smiles and bites

Gnash your teeth! This tour is intended to show how teeth rarely are depicted in art (at least some samples!)


The birth of Venus by Botticelli, detail (Uffizi)

The young Michelangelo sculpting by Emilio Zocchi (Galleria Palatina)

The tooth puller by Caravaggio (Galleria Palatina)

The witchcraft by Dosso Dossi (Uffizi)

Medusa by Caravaggio (Uffizi)

The adoration of the three kings by Hugo Van der Goes, detail (Uffizi)
Saint Matthew by Bronzino (Capponi Chapel, Santa Felicita Church)
The descent into limbo by Andrea da Firenze, detail (Spanish Chapel, Santa Maria Novella)


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