I'm doing an artwork analysis of Madonna of the stairs sculpture?

Question

can you guys give me information about it like how its made, why its made like that the lines, colours, shadowing anything!!

thank u:)

Answer 1

this is one of Michelangelo's earliest works. A marble wall relief in a style - very low relief (called bas-relief)  which he never repeated.Clearly this work with its strong outline of figures and clothes needed precise chisel work.

See influence of ancient classical marble reliefs on his work and other info. at http://books.google.com/books?id=qpUM7sP...

Influence of sculptor Donatello at http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/m...