Michelangelo

Joseph Simas

ISBN 10: 1783613610 / ISBN 13: 9781783613618

Published by Flame Tree, 2015

About this Item

While famed for his painting and sculpture, Michelangelo (1476?1564) was also a talented draughtsman, architect and poet who earned the nickname ?The Divine One?. The 90 images that illustrate this introduction to his life concentrate on details from the Sistine Chapel ceiling ? a commission that the artist, who considered himself to be a sculptor, not a painter, had been reluctant to accept.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Michelangelo
• Publisher: Flame Tree
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1783613610
• ISBN 13: 9781783613618
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Michelangelo was recognised as a great artist early in his long life. Along with a small number of contemporaries he was responsible for Renaissance Florence becoming the artistic fountainhead of western culture. This comprehensive new book offers a wide range of his art, with details and panoramas, some well known, others less so, but each one illuminating the grand eloquence of one of the worlds greatest artists.

About the Author

Joseph Simas is a widely-published writer of poetry, fiction, screenplays, translations, journals ― and essays, mostly on art and artists. Born and raised in California, he became a self-proclaimed nomad and eternal student who has worked on all aspects of writing while traveling, working and living throughout Europe.