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Michelangelo
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, museum-goer, or culturally engaged
individual. Rizzoli is pleased to launch its Classics of Art series with monographs on these six world-renowned painters, whose signature styles and sheer genius continue to inspire both scholars and lay people to this day.
Each book in this series features a literary introduction and thoroughly researched essay followed by a section devoted to a detailed description of a selection of the artist's masterpieces. An extensive chronology of the artist's life and important historical events of his era as well as a compilation of remarks by famous historians, modern and old, add cultural perspective and insight into each painter's stylistic development. A visual chart with captions as to the whereabouts of each painting and a concise bibliography with suggested further reading provide invaluable research tools.
With authoritative text by leading art historians from around the globe, these lavishly illustrated editions provide fresh insights into the art and lives of the most brilliant artists in the history of painting. No matter what your knowledge of art history, this series will compel you to explore a world of art beyond the canvas.
individual. Rizzoli is pleased to launch its Classics of Art series with monographs on these six world-renowned painters, whose signature styles and sheer genius continue to inspire both scholars and lay people to this day.
Each book in this series features a literary introduction and thoroughly researched essay followed by a section devoted to a detailed description of a selection of the artist's masterpieces. An extensive chronology of the artist's life and important historical events of his era as well as a compilation of remarks by famous historians, modern and old, add cultural perspective and insight into each painter's stylistic development. A visual chart with captions as to the whereabouts of each painting and a concise bibliography with suggested further reading provide invaluable research tools.
With authoritative text by leading art historians from around the globe, these lavishly illustrated editions provide fresh insights into the art and lives of the most brilliant artists in the history of painting. No matter what your knowledge of art history, this series will compel you to explore a world of art beyond the canvas.
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192 pages, Paperback
First published February 25, 2004
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July 7, 2013
This was a very short book, I finished it in a little over an hour (which included time to get up, make a cup of tea, and cuddle my cat.) The first section is a good, no non-sense primer to Michelangelo's life. The second section claims to be a catalog of his masterpieces, but it's mostly a few dozen pages about the ceiling of the Sistine chapel and some other paintings but it completely glosses over his sculpture. How can you gloss over his sculpture? Even he himself didn't consider himself a painter and preferred to work in stone. Maybe the copyright for photographs of the sculptures was out of their budget. Either way, if you're looking for a quick read and just a bit of background and analysis, this is fine. Not great, but also good if you've fallen behind in your book-reading goals (ahem.)
October 9, 2018
Alla fine rimane lui il mio artista preferito di sempre. Non è, naturalmente, il libro migliore scritto su di lui, ma le foto riportano dei bei particolari.
July 20, 2023
Who knew the Sistine chapel was IN the Vatican?? 8/10
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