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3) Michelangelo
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Series
Language
English
Description
Among the supreme figures in the history of European art, Michelangelo (1475-1564) has held a unique place for nearly five hundred years. His works still inspire awe and admiration in the countless visitors to Rome and Florence. The present book opens with an eloquent and informative essay, in which E. H. Ramsden gives a concise account of how Michelangelo wrestled with the commissions thrust upon him by exacting and impatient patrons and how his...
Author
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
"Michelangelo studied and wrote poetry throughout his life, frequently turning to it in times of emotional crisis or stress. His finest literary efforts are often allied with the masterworks of his visual art. As he labored in the Sistine Chapel with visions of the Last Judgment, he composed a series of passionate love sonnets. And while struggling, near the end of his life, to complete his final Piet̀a, he worked at religious poems anguished in...
Author
Series
Publisher
Taschen
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Michelangelo's breathtaking drawings. Very few artists can claim such lasting and worldwide fame and importance as Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564). The nickname il divino (the divine one) has been applied to him since the 1530s right through to today: his achievements as a sculptor, painter, and architect remain unparalleled and his creations are among the best-known artworks in the world. This Bibliotheca Universalis edition is devoted to the...
Author
Publisher
Taschen
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"This comprehensive book explores Michelangelo's life and work with a richly illustrated biographical essay, and a complete four-part inventory of his paintings, sculptures, buildings, and drawings. Full-page reproductions and enlarged details allow readers to appreciate fine details in the artist's vast repertoire, while the book's biographical insights consider a previously unseen extent to Michelangelo's more personal traits and circumstances,...
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Series
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[1980]
Language
English
Description
Considers how the surviving letters of Michelangelo have a distinctly public character and show us the external man. Many of them are business letters and are thus in reference to his art and sculpture, creating a timeline for his work. In contrast, much of Michelangelo's poetry is more personal, showing his emotional attachment to his family.
