Michelangelo 500

Inbunden, Engelska, 2021

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This beautiful book in the "500" series celebrates the extraordinary talent of Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, arguably the most renowned artist of the Italian Renaissance. 500 years ago, he was 46 years old. He had already completed the Statue of David, the Doni Tondo, the Vatican Pietà, and the Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. He would later paint the Last Judgement, the frescoes of the Pauline Chapel, and complete the Tomb of Julius II.This book celebrates his magisterial accomplishments throughout his lifetime, and includes his less celebrated works, architectural projects, lost works, and attributions.Text in English and Italian.

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Utgivningsdatum:2021-08-31
Mått:240 x 320 x 35 mm
Vikt:2 800 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska, Italienska
Antal sidor:304
Förlag:Scripta Maneant
ISBN:9788895847863

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Fabio Scaletti is a noted art historian and writer who specialises in Italian Renaissance art. He is an expert on the artist Caravaggio and is the author of the catalogue raisonné on Caravaggio (Caravaggio: catalogo ragionato delle opera autgrafe, attribuite, e controverse. Naples: Artstudiopaparo, 2017). He has also written extensively on Raphael, Leonardo, and Michelangelo. He lives in Milan.

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IntroductionMICHELANGELO THE SCULPTORThe First Works of Casa BuonarrotiThe Wooden Crucifix for the PrioreThe Ark of Saint DominicThe Upset in RomeThe Only Signed MasterpieceThe Giant for the SignoriaA Virgin with Child to be exportedTwo Madonnas in the TondoA Forty-Year-Long “Tragedy”A Sculpture made in Miniature and a Fine CopyHercules and the AdolescentThe Medici Tombs in San LorenzoThe “Political” Statues in the Bargello MuseumExtreme Meditations in SculptureAttributed and Lost SculpturesMICHELANGELO THE PAINTERDrawings by the “Old Masters”Half of Michelangelo at the National Gallery in LondonThe Dismembered and Lost CartoonA Pictorial Unicum at the Uffizi GalleryThe MasterpieceThe Scandalous Painting Condemned to the StakePontormo as Translator of BuonarrotiTo the Aid of FriendsThe Memorable Return to the Sistine ChapelSigned GiftsThe Last Pictorial EnterprisePaintings and Drawings Attributed and LostMICHELANGELO THE ARCHITECTArchitect in FlorenceArchitect in RomeLife in briefBibliographical Indications