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Very interesting article. Reading this part . . . : "And he did go back to Rome, and then Della Rovere made him paint the Sistine Chapel ceiling knowing Miche

Very interesting article. Reading this part . . . : "And he did go back to Rome, and then Della Rovere made him paint the Sistine Chapel ceiling knowing Michelangelo hated painting, basically as punishment for trying to run away. I’m not exaggerating." . . . made me think of a quote by El Greco I once read: "When he was later asked what he thought about Michelangelo, El Greco replied that "he was a good man, but he did not know how to paint", https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Greco#cite_ref-Scholz20_43-0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Greco#cite_ref-Scholz20_43-... I thought that sounded almost like jealousy from El Greco's part and "how can you even say that about THE Michelangelo", but maybe he had a point after all (but what would I know :-)?

duxup 6y ago
I wonder if El Greco comment on Michelangelo was less a general statement and more philosophical or something more detailed? I find sometimes folks who are deep into a topic make statements about others who are similarly deep in that topic that sound very broad and general to me ... but really are more focused / about other things.
- wolfhumble 6y ago
  Lacking knowledge in this area, it's hard to say; might have to do with the painting techniques he was using? As contemporaries, although El Greco was only in his early twenties when Michelangelo died, I guess one would have less reverence for a fellow artist as one might have now many hundred years later.
  - washadjeffmad 6y ago
    Artistic exceptionalism. The painters I work with have nothing but endless criticisms and contempt for each other's thinking. "To them, all art stopped in $era. They have no appreciation or talent for $mystyle" is an incredibly common sentiment confided to one, given some time and not necessarily a willing ear. El Greco saw himself as a master painter and colorist but Michaelangelo as just another passably capable producer of frescos and drawn bodies, a prolific grunt with no taste or style.

duxup 6y ago

I wonder if El Greco comment on Michelangelo was less a general statement and more philosophical or something more detailed? I find sometimes folks who are deep into a topic make statements about others who are similarly deep in that topic that sound very broad and general to me ... but really are more focused / about other things.

wolfhumble 6y ago
Lacking knowledge in this area, it's hard to say; might have to do with the painting techniques he was using? As contemporaries, although El Greco was only in his early twenties when Michelangelo died, I guess one would have less reverence for a fellow artist as one might have now many hundred years later.
- washadjeffmad 6y ago
  Artistic exceptionalism. The painters I work with have nothing but endless criticisms and contempt for each other's thinking. "To them, all art stopped in $era. They have no appreciation or talent for $mystyle" is an incredibly common sentiment confided to one, given some time and not necessarily a willing ear. El Greco saw himself as a master painter and colorist but Michaelangelo as just another passably capable producer of frescos and drawn bodies, a prolific grunt with no taste or style.