Michelangelo : the artist, the man, and his times / William E. Wallace.
By: Wallace, William E
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Contributor(s): Michelangelo Buonarroti.
Material type:
BookPublisher: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010Description: xvi, 401 p., [8] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 24 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 9780521111997 ; 0521111994 .Subject(s): Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564 | Artists -- Italy -- BiographyDDC classification: 759.5 MIC | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Lending | 759.5 MIC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Checked out | 19/02/2024 | 00195625 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
In this vividly written biography, William E. Wallace offers a new view of the artist. Not only a supremely gifted sculptor, painter, architect and poet, Michelangelo was also an aristocrat who firmly believed in the ancient, noble origins of his family. The belief in his patrician status fueled his lifelong ambition to improve his family's financial situation and to raise the social standing of artists. Michelangelo's ambitions are evident in his writing, dress and comportment, as well as in his ability to befriend, influence and occasionally say 'no' to popes, kings and princes. Written from the words of Michelangelo and his contemporaries, this biography not only tells his own stories, but also brings to life the culture and society of Renaissance Florence and Rome. Not since Irving Stone's novel The Agony and the Ecstasy has there been such a compelling and human portrayal of this remarkable yet credible human individual.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Rome, 1496 -- 2. Aristocrat of Artists -- 3. Rise to Prominence -- 4. Papal Summons -- 5. Rome, 1508-1516 -- 6. Florence, 1515-1525 -- 7. Week in the Life -- 8. Florence, 1525-1534 -- 9. Rome, 1534-1542 -- 10. Rome, 1542-1545 -- 11. Papal Architect, Rome, 1546-1549 -- 12. New Friends, Diminishing Family -- 13. St. Peter's -- 14. Late Work, Long Life -- 15. Final Years -- 16. Return to Florence.
A visual and literary treasury of the works of a master of the Renaissance allows the reader to view Michelangelo's work as never before. A marvelous and engaging text by Wallace humanizes this larger-than-life artist. 150 color photos; 100 b&w photos.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Part I Introduction
- Note to the reader
- 1 Rome 1496
- 2 Aristocrat of artists
- 3 Rise to prominence
- 4 Papal summons
- 5 Rome 1508-1516
- 6 Florence 1515-1525
- 7 A week in the life
- 8 Florence 1525-1534
- Part II
- 9 Rome 1534-42
- 10 Rome 1542-45
- 11 Papal architect, Rome 1546-49
- 12 New friends, diminishing family
- 13 St. Peter's
- 14 Late work, long life
- 15 Final years
- 16 Return to Florence