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Life of Michelangelo by Giorgio. Vasari (2018, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherGetty Publications

ISBN-101606065653

ISBN-139781606065655

eBay Product ID (ePID)239989086

Product Key Features

Book TitleLife of Michelangelo

Number of Pages256 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicCultural Heritage, Individual Artists / General, Individual Artists / Monographs, Artists, Architects, Photographers

Publication Year2018

IllustratorYes

GenreArt, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorGiorgio. Vasari

Book SeriesLives of the Artists Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight9 Oz

Item Length5.8 in

Item Width4.5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2017-947348

TitleLeadingThe

SynopsisThe fame and influence of Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) were as immediate as they were unprecedented. It is not surprising, therefore, that he was the only living artist Giorgio Vasari included in the first edition of Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors and Architects , published in 1550. Revised and expanded in 1568, Vasari's monumental work comprises more than two hundred biographies; for centuries it has been recognized as a seminal text in art history and one of the most important sources on the Italian Renaissance. Vasari's biography of Michelangelo, the longest in his Lives , presents Michelangelo's oeuvre as the culminating achievement of Renaissance painting, sculpture, and architecture. He tells the grand story of the artist's expansive career, profiling his working habits; describing the creation of countless masterpieces, from the David to the Sistine Chapel ceiling; and illuminating his relationships with popes and other illustrious patrons. A lifelong friend, Vasari also quotes generously from the correspondence between the two men; the narrative is further enhanced by an abundance of colorful anecdotes. The volume's forty-two illustrations convey the range and richness of Michelangelo's art. An introduction by the scholar David Hemsoll traces the textual development of Vasari's Lives and situates his biography of Michelangelo in the broader context of Renaissance art history.

LC Classification NumberN6923.B9V35213 2018