The artistic genius of Michelangelo (1475-1564) is beyond question. One the most important figures in the history of art, his monumental paintings in the Sistine Chapel, his sculpture David in Florence, and his Pieta at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome are among the greatest human achievements of all ti[...]
This work contains illustrations of all of Michelangelo's work, his paintings, sculpture and architecture, excluding his drawings. The text surveys the opinions of leading Michelangelo scholars and provides a commentary with bibliographical notes. The exhaustive selection of plates devoted to the pa[...]
This pioneering art series combines stunning high-quality color reproductions with expert commentary on the most popular artists of all time at an extremely accessible price. Giotto, Raphael, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Botticelli, and Vermeer are names well known to any student of art history,[...]
THE LIFE OF MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI By John Addington Symonds This is one of the classic studies of Michelangelo Buonarroti, the Renaissance genius, by one of the finest writers on art in modern times, John Addington Symonds. The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti is a fascinating, elegantly-writte[...]
Boken handler om kunstnerens oppvekst, bakgrunn og liv som kunstner; og gjengir noen av de mest kjente verkene. Med kronologi og ordforklaringer. Har register.[...]