Michelangelo

Spence, David.

Book 2010

Offers students a smart introduction to Michelangelo and his contributions to the Renaissance and the world of Art. Full color plates, primary sources offer imaginative and visual insight into his times, his lives and his work.

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Artists Italy Biography

Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564

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Great artists & their world Spence, David, 1957- Great artists & their world

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ISBN:

9781848983090
1848983093

Description:

48 p : illustrations ; 25 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

The world in the 1500s
The world of Michelangelo
The art of his day
Family, friends, & others
What do the painting say?
Stories from the Sistine Chapel
The Medici Chapel
How were they made?
The sculptures
Famous images
The audience for the pictures
Stories from the last judgement
The audience for the great works
What the critics say
A lasting impression
Did you know?
Summary timeline of the artist & his contemporaries
What did he say?
A work in close-up
Where to see this artist's works in the USA
Where to see this artist's works in the rest of the world

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788697

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