Michelangelo S Mountain

Author : Eric Scigliano
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2007-11-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781416591351

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Michelangelo's Mountain by Eric Scigliano Pdf

Discover the fascinating, crucial, and often dangerous relationship between Michelangelo and the stone quarries of Carrara in this clear-eyed and well-researched exploration that “recounts the artist's large life and lasting works with care and reverence” (Booklist). No artist looms so large in Western consciousness and culture as Michelangelo Buonarroti, the most celebrated sculptor of all time. And no place on earth provides a stone so capable of simulating the warmth and vitality of human flesh and incarnating the genius of a Michelangelo as the statuario of Carrara, the storied marble mecca at Tuscany's northwest corner. It was there, where shadowy Etruscans and Roman slaves once toiled, that Michelangelo risked his life in dozens of harrowing expeditions to secure the precious stone for his Pietà, Moses, and other masterpieces. Many books have recounted Michelangelo’s achievements in Florence and Rome. Michelangelo’s Mountain goes beyond all of them, revealing his escapades and ordeals in the spectacular landscape that was the third pole of his tumultuous career and the third wellspring of his art. Eric Scigliano brings this haunting place and eternally fascinating artist to life in a sweeping tale peopled by popes and poets, mad dukes and mythic monsters, scheming courtiers and rough-hewn quarrymen. He recounts the saga of the David, the improbable masterpiece that Michelangelo created against all odds, of the twin Hercules that he tried to erect beside it, and of the Salieri-like nemesis who snatched away the commission, turning a sculptural testament to liberty into a bitter symbol of tyranny and giving Florence the colossus it loves to hate. In showing how the artist, land, and stone transformed one another, Scigliano brings fresh insight to Michelangelo's most cherished works and illuminates his struggles with the princes and potentates of Carrara, Rome, and Medici Florence, who raised intrigue to a high art.

Author : Eric Scigliano
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0743254791

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Michelangelo's Mountain by Eric Scigliano Pdf

Author : Sarah Rolfe Prodan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2014-04-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107043763

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Michelangelo's Christian Mysticism by Sarah Rolfe Prodan Pdf

In this book, Sarah Rolfe Prodan examines the spiritual poetry of Michelangelo in light of three contexts: the Catholic Reformation movement, Renaissance Augustinianism, and the tradition of Italian religious devotion. Prodan combines a literary, historical, and biographical approach to analyze the mystical constructs and conceits in Michelangelo's poems, thereby deepening our understanding of the artist's spiritual life in the context of Catholic Reform in the mid-sixteenth century. Prodan also demonstrates how Michelangelo's poetry is part of an Augustinian tradition that emphasizes mystical and moral evolution of the self. Examining such elements of early modern devotion as prayer, lauda singing, and the contemplation of religious images, Prodan provides a unique perspective on the subtleties of Michelangelo's approach to life and to art. Throughout, Prodan argues that Michelangelo's art can be more deeply understood when considered together with his poetry, which points to a spirituality that deeply informed all of his production.

Author : John Addington Symonds
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4057664645098

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The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti by John Addington Symonds Pdf

"The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti" is a biographical work about one of the most prominent artists of the Renaissance, written by John Addington Symonds, a cultural historian known mostly for his work on the Renaissance, as well as numerous biographies of writers and artists. In his work, he gives a thorough description of the main periods of Michelangelo's personal and professional life. At the same time, the book offers a modern reader the best of two worlds: an insight into the personality of Michelangelo and an example of Victorian biographic literature.

Author : John Symonds
Publisher : BookRix
Page : 746 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2019-01-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9783736804630

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The Life of Michelangelo by John Symonds Pdf

Michelangelo was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, poet, and engineer of the High Renaissance who exerted an unparalleled influence on the development of Western art. Despite making few forays beyond the arts, his versatility in the disciplines he took up was of such a high order that he is often considered a contender for the title of the archetypal Renaissance man, along with his fellow Italian Leonardo da Vinci. Michelangelo was considered the greatest living artist in his lifetime, and ever since then he has been held to be one of the greatest artists of all time.[1] A number of his works in painting, sculpture, and architecture rank among the most famous in existence. His output in every field during his long life was prodigious; when the sheer volume of correspondence, sketches, and reminiscences that survive is also taken into account, he is the best-documented artist of the 16th century. In his lifetime he was also often called Il Divino ("the divine one"). One of the qualities most admired by his contemporaries was his terribilità, a sense of awe-inspiring grandeur, and it was the attempts of subsequent artists to imitate Michelangelo's impassioned and highly personal style that resulted in Mannerism, the next major movement in Western art after the High Renaissance.

Author : Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1991-12-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 0875051766

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Drawings of Michelangelo by Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni Pdf

Author : John Addington Symonds
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Electronic
ISBN : ONB:+Z338701008

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“The” Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti by John Addington Symonds Pdf

Author : Lilian H. Zirpolo
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2020-08-09
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781538123041

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Michelangelo by Lilian H. Zirpolo Pdf

Michelangelo: A Reference Guide to His Life and Works cover the life and works of Michelangelo Buonarroti. Michelangelo is considered to be one of the greatest masters in history and he produced some of the most notable icons of civilization, including the Sistine Ceiling frescoes, the Moses, and the Pietà at St. Peter’s. Includes a detailed chronology of Michelangelo’s life, family, and work. The A to Z section includes the major events, places, and people in Michelangelo’s life and the complete works of his sculptures, paintings, architectural designs, drawings, and poetry. The bibliography includes a list of publications concerning his life and work. The index thoroughly cross-references the chronological and encyclopedic entries.

Author : William Wallace
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 915 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2013-08-21
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781136542756

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Michaelangelo: Selected Readings by William Wallace Pdf

Michaelangelo: Selected Readings is the long-awaited condensation of the five volume English article collection of Michaelangelo's life. Selections include: Life and Early Works; The Sistine Chapel; San Lorenzo; Tomb of Julius II and Other Works in Rome; and Drawings, Poetry and Miscellaneous Studies.

Author : Carmen C. Bambach,Claire Barry,Francesco Caglioti,Caroline Elam,Marcella Marongiu,Mauro Mussolin
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2017-11-05
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781588396372

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Michelangelo by Carmen C. Bambach,Claire Barry,Francesco Caglioti,Caroline Elam,Marcella Marongiu,Mauro Mussolin Pdf

Consummate painter, draftsman, sculptor, and architect, Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475–1564) was celebrated for his disegno, a term that embraces both drawing and conceptual design, which was considered in the Renaissance to be the foundation of all artistic disciplines. To his contemporary Giorgio Vasari, Michelangelo was “the divine draftsman and designer” whose work embodied the unity of the arts. Beautifully illustrated with more than 350 drawings, paintings, sculptures, and architectural views, this book establishes the centrality of disegno to Michelangelo’s work. Carmen C. Bambach presents a comprehensive and engaging narrative of the artist’s long career in Florence and Rome, beginning with his training under the painter Domenico Ghirlandaio and the sculptor Bertoldo and ending with his seventeen-year appointment as chief architect of Saint Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. The chapters relate Michelangelo’s compositional drawings, sketches, life studies, and full-scale cartoons to his major commissions—such as the ceiling frescoes and the Last Judgment in the Sistine Chapel, the church of San Lorenzo and its New Sacristy (Medici Chapel) in Florence, and Saint Peter’s—offering fresh insights into his creative process. Also explored are Michelangelo’s influential role as a master and teacher of disegno, his literary and spiritual interests, and the virtuoso drawings he made as gifts for intimate friends, such as the nobleman Tommaso de’ Cavalieri and Vittoria Colonna, the marchesa of Pescara. Complementing Bambach’s text are thematic essays by leading authorities on the art of Michelangelo. Meticulously researched, compellingly argued, and richly illustrated, this book is a major contribution to our understanding of this timeless artist.

Author : Michelangelo Buonarroti
Publisher : Delphi Classics
Page : 2154 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2014-12-14
Category : Art
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Delphi Complete Works of Michelangelo (Illustrated) by Michelangelo Buonarroti Pdf

The ‘Divine’ sculptor, painter, architect, poet and engineer, Michelangelo Buonarroti exerted an unparalleled influence on the development of Western art, producing masterpieces that rank among the most famous in existence. Delphi’s groundbreaking ‘Masters of Art Series’ presents the world’s first digital e-Art books, allowing digital readers to explore the works of the world’s greatest artists in comprehensive detail. This volume presents the complete works of Michelangelo in all mediums, with concise introductions, hundreds of high quality images and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * The complete paintings of Michelangelo — over 400 images, fully indexed and arranged in chronological and alphabetical order * Includes reproductions of rare works * The complete ceiling and wall frescoes of the Sistine Chapel, fully indexed * Insightful introductions, giving valuable contextual information on all the paintings and sculptures * Enlarged ‘Detail’ images, allowing you to explore Michelangelo’s celebrated works in detail, as featured in traditional art books * Hundreds of images in stunning colour – highly recommended for viewing on tablets and smart phones or as a valuable reference tool on more conventional eReaders * Rare attributed works * Also includes Michelangelo's architectural, poetical and drawing works * Easily locate the works you want to view * Features three bonus biographies, including Vasari’s legendary work - discover Michelangelo's artistic and personal life * Scholarly ordering of plates into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting e-Art books CONTENTS: The Paintings THE TORMENT OF ST. ANTHONY MADONNA AND CHILD WITH ST. JOHN AND ANGELS THE ENTOMBMENT DONI TONDO: THE HOLY FAMILY THE BATTLE OF CASCINA SISTINE CHAPEL CEILING TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR THE SISTINE CHAPEL CEILING ‘DETAIL’ IMAGES THE LAST JUDGMENT LEDA AND THE SWAN THE CONVERSION OF SAUL THE CRUCIFIXION OF ST. PETER The Sculptures MADONNA OF THE STAIRS BATTLE OF THE CENTAURS CRUCIFIXES STATUES FOR THE ‘ARCA DI SAN DOMENICO’ BACCHUS PIETÀ DAVID MADONNA OF BRUGES PICCOLOMINI ALTARPIECE TONDO PITTI TADDEI TONDO ST. MATTHEW TOMB OF POPE JULIUS II REBELLIOUS SLAVE DYING SLAVE OTHER SLAVE STATUES THE GENIUS OF VICTORY TOMB OF GIULIANO DE’ MEDICI TOMB OF LORENZO DE’ MEDICI APOLLO-DAVID CROUCHING BOY CRISTO DELLA MINERVA BRUTUS FLORENTINE PIETÀ RONDANINI PIETÀ ATTRIBUTED SCULPTURES The Architecture LIST OF ARCHITECTURAL WORKS The Drawings LIST OF DRAWINGS The Poetry ESSAY ON THE POETRY OF MICHELANGELO by Walter Pater THE SONNETS OF MICHAELANGELO BUONARROTI The Biographies LIFE OF MICHELAGNOLO BUONARROTI by Giorgio Vasari MICHELANGELO by Romain Rolland THE LIFE OF MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI by John Addington Symonds Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles

Author : Romain Rolland
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 101 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2022-09-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547316213

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Michelangelo by Romain Rolland Pdf

This work presents a fully illustrated guide to the life and work of Michelangelo Buonarroti, an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet of the High Renaissance. It includes chapters on the early sculptures such as Moses, David, and Cupid, along with Michelangelo's work in paintings such as the Last Judgement and the Sistine Chapel. Content includes: Introduction Childhood and Youth (1475-1505) Michelangelo and Julius II (1505-1512) The Failure of the Great Plans (1513-1534) Vittoria Colonna (1535-1547) Old Age and Death (1547-1564) The Genius of Michelangelo and His Influence on Italian Art Chronological Table Catalogue of the Principal Works of Michelangelo in Public Collections Note on the Drawings Bibliography Index

Author : Miles J. Unger
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2015-07-21
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781451678789

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Michelangelo by Miles J. Unger Pdf

An account of the life of the revolutionary art master is told through the stories of six of his greatest masterpieces including the Pietà, David and the Sistine Chapel, revealing how each expanded the medium's range and reflected the trials of Michelangelo's personal world.

Author : Chris Ryan
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2000-12-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780567012012

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The Poetry of Michelangelo by Chris Ryan Pdf

One of the greatest artists of all time, Michelangelo's work as a poet has been unjustly ignored. This thorough introduction outlines the broad chronological evolution of the poems, includes the poetry in both the original Italian and in translation and explores the themes raised in the poems.

Author : Antonio Forcellino
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2018-03-08
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780745681801

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The Lost Michelangelos by Antonio Forcellino Pdf

Translated by Lucinda Byatt This book tells the remarkable story of a rare discovery: theuncovering of two lost paintings by the great Renaissance artistMichelangelo. Like many stories of artistic loss, this one begins in a library inItaly, where Antonio Forcellino - a distinguished Michelangeloscholar and restorer - stumbled across some unpublished lettersamong the papers of Cardinal Ercole Gonzaga, son of Isabellad’Este and an extremely important figure in the ItalianRenaissance. These letters comment on the paintings of Michelangeloin a way that is completely at odds with what was to become thedominant critical tradition of Michelangelo scholarship, aninconsistency that set Forcellino off on a journey that took him toDubrovnik, Oxford, New York and Niagara Falls and culminated in thediscovery of two magnificent paintings: Pieta with Mary and TwoAngels, now in a private collection in America, andCavalieri Crucifixion, now held by an educationalinstitution in England. Through a combination of careful historicalresearch, extensive restoration and meticulous radiographicanalysis, Forcellino shows convincingly that these paintings can betraced back to the studio of Michelangelo. This extraordinary story, brilliantly retold, calls into questionthe received view of Michelangelo’s work and fills in amissing piece in our understanding of one of the greatest artistsof all time.