Michelangelo: A Portrait of the Greatest Artist of the Itali: A Portrait of the Greatest Artist of the Italian Renaissance (Michelangelo: A Portrait of the Greatest Artist of the Italian Renaissance) - Hardcover

William E. Wallace

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0233005633 ISBN 13: 9780233005638

Publisher: Welbeck Publishing, 2018

Synopsis

This beautiful book gathers together Michelangelo's work, both the famous and the lesser known, to create a vivid portrait of the artist's life and career. Visually spectacular, it features more than 150 illustrations of his artworks, including the Pieta, David, Moses and the Sistine Chapel ceiling. William E. Wallace's insightful narrative describes a career that spanned the glories of the Italian Renaissance to the first stirrings of the counter-reformation. It is enhanced with rare documents from Michelangelo's personal papers, such as contracts for his works and his plans for the Sistine Chapel.

About this title

Review:

An art appreciator's perfect, 160 page tome --B-C-ing-U

About the Author:

William E Wallace is an internationally recognized authority on Michelangelo. He is the author or editor of seven books on Michelangelo, including the award-winning Michelangelo: The Complete Sculpture, Painting and Architecture. He was among those experts consulted by the Vatican over the restoration of the Sistine Chapel ceiling.

About this edition

• Publisher: Welbeck Publishing
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0233005633
• ISBN 13: 9780233005638
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 160