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Michelangelo: Architect

Bruno Contardi; Giulio Carlo Argan

Synopsis:
This profusely illustrated volume offers new insights into the architectural contributions of Michelangelo, which include such projects as the New Sacristy in the Church of San Lorenzo and the Laurentian Library in Florence, as well as the Porta Pia in Rome. The thought-provoking text by Guilio Carlo Argan is complemented by a thorough catalogue of 31 architectural projects. The body of evidence assembled here--designs, plans, contracts, related correspondence, even extracts from the artist's "poetry diary"--reveals that architecture was an intellectual discovery for Michelangelo that affected his artistic and human development.

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Other editions: Hardcover - 2004, Hardcover - 2000, Hardcover - 1999, Hardcover - 1998, 1993, 1991, 1987, 1987, 1987, 1983