Michelangelo

by Alexandra Grömling

The life and work of Michelangelo art

Genres: Art, Nonfiction, History, Biography

95 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1999

Reviews

[Carmo · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Tornei-me muito rico, mas vivi sempre como um pobre."
Miguel Ângelo Buonarroti

Esta colecção, miniguia de arte , só peca por não ter mais informação: mais informação sobre a vida privada e percurso do artista, e maior quantidade de obras de arte apresentadas.
A qualidade das reproduções é excelente, o papel de boa qualidade, assim como a parte informativa relativa às obras e ao contexto social e político na Itália.
O que tem é bom, só que sabe a pouco. Mesmo assim, para quem gosta de arte e particularmente de Miguel Ângelo, tem razões para ficar satisfeito.
Tudo isto pelo preço escandaloso de 4.o3€😉

[Diego López · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cuando se habla del renacimiento sale a flote diferentes autores como Rafael, Botticelli, Donatello, el polifacético Da Vinci o Ghirlandaio, pero ninguno tan sobresaliente como el divino Miguel Ángel Buonarroti.
Tanto su vida como su obra tiene pasajes icónicos en la cultura universal; desde su pleito con Da Vinci o ser alumno de Buonarroti hasta ser el consentido y sobreprotegido de los Médicis o discrepar físicamente con el papa Julio II; además que su estilo innovador y anatómicamente perfeccionista influenció al resto de artistas como Delacroix o Rodin; y se dice que fue el que marcó el inicio del manierismo y la figura exaltada del renacimiento (que, por cierto, la palabra fue empleada en el siglo XIII para referirse a los cambios estilísticos y dogmáticos en el arte pictórico; uno de ellos era ver la pintura como la imitación de la naturaleza y por la iluminación y la empleabilidad de la forma triangular en composición y armonía).
A lo que se debe destacar que Miguel Ángel fue escultor en primera instancia, arquitecto en la segunda (casi al final de su carrera) y pintor forzado; y lo demás solo amplía su valor como ser humano.

[Maria · Rating 5 out of 5]

Michelangelo (2005) by german writer Alexandra Grömling.

Chronological timeline over the life of Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet of the High Renaissance: Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni. The artist known simply as Michelangelo.

In his lifetime, Michelangelo was often called Il Divino ("the divine one"), which isn't surprising when you look at his mesmerizing art.


The Sistine chapel


The statue of David


The Pietà

[Cecilia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ottimo libro per avere un'idea generale dell'artista e delle sue opere.

[Heather · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars, this was difficult to rate because there was no synopsis so i don't know exactly what it was setting out to do. I definitely learnt a lot from this and do feel i better understand Michelangelo's art and how it progressed. However i was surprised how little of his life was actually spoke about and how much random religious information was included. Unfortunately it was written very stuffy and a very old way, i think due to the age of the book the graphic design, page layout, font size inconsistencies and general format also left a lot to be desired.

[Elgyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

s. 83 mezi vnicemi a zahradami
s. 84 mimořádý úkol

[Cheese · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty comprehensive, and nice. Noticeable typos which is kinda cool to see in a published text but also like c’mon.

[Peter · Rating 3 out of 5]

The writer Alexandra Grȍmling’s illustrated biography of Michelangelo Buonarroti is a beautiful introduction to the “Life and Work” of Michelangelo. “Life and Work” is the book's subtitle. The book is part of the Art in Focus series. The book was translated from German into English by Peter Burton with the help of the firm named Goodfellow & Egan. Michelangelo lived between 1475 to 1564. Each of this short book's eight chapters begins with a timeline of events in Michelangelo's life and events in the World’s history during his lifetime. The book is only 91 pages, but the book covers a great deal of ground. The book does an excellent job of describing why Michelangelo’s work is significant and why Michelangelo’s work was different from his fellow artists. The book includes a glossary of terms used in the text, such as the definitions for vocabulary, such as aureole and a Styx. The book consists of many aspects of Michelangelo’s life and the artistic influences on the work of Michelangelo. The book covers Michelangelo’s legacy as an influence on 19th-century artists such as Eugene Delacroix and Auguste Rodin. The book has large print text and is very readable. Grӧmling and Burton’s book is a beautiful introduction to the “Life and Work” of Michelangelo.

[Cibernetes · Rating 4 out of 5]

Libro breve pero fundamental.