Michelangelo: 0000 (Art & Ideas) - Softcover

Hughes, Dr Anthony

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0714834831 ISBN 13: 9780714834832

Publisher: Phaidon Press, 1997

Synopsis

A legend within his own lifetime, Michelangelo (1457-1564) has been universally admired in the centuries since his death. Anthony Hughes employs the latest evidence from research and restoration projects to take a fresh look at what Michelangelo was and what he has become. The book sets the artist firmly within the political and social world he inhabited, offering a full account of his creative endeavours in sculpture, drawing, painting, architecture and poetry.

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Review:

"Anthony Hughes has written a lucid account of Michelangelo's career. It would be difficult to imagine a better introduction to the man and his work than this."―Bruce Boucher, Department of the History of Art, University College London

"An excellent, single volume introduction to Michelangelo that successfully integrates history and social context with sensitive analysis of the master's art."―William E Wallace, Professor of Art History, Washington University, St Louis

On the Art & Ideas series

"Art & Ideas has broken new ground in making accessible authoritative views on periods, movements and concepts in art. As a series it represents a real advance in publishing."―Sir Nicholas Serota, Director, Tate London

"The format is wonderful and offers what had long been missing in academic studies: usable manuals for specific themes or periods... I am definitely not alone in welcoming Art & Ideas as a precious set of teaching tools."―Joachim Pissarro, Yale University

"Phaidon's series may prove to be the pick of the crop. It boasts expert but undogmatic texts and a wealth of illustrations."―The Sunday Telegraph

Synopsis:

A rebellious youth who chose a career as an artist against his father's wishes, Michelangelo (1475-1564) went on to be recognized as one of the outstanding talents of his age. Such was the degree of fame and wealth that he acquired that he became a legend within his own lifetime. In the centuries since his death his work has been almost universally admired, and he has been cast as the prototype for artistic genius. In this introduction to the artist's life and work, Anthony Hughes employs the latest evidence from research and restoration projects to take a fresh look at what Michelangelo was and what he has become. Setting Michelangelo within the political and social world he inhabited, Hughes interprets his work not only as the expression of an individual sensiblity but also as the results of often difficult transactions between artist and clients. He gives us an account of the full range of Michelangelo's creative endeavours, in the process exploring the artist's relations with family and friends, his sexuality and his position in the 16th-century world.

About this edition

• Publisher: Phaidon Press
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0714834831
• ISBN 13: 9780714834832
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352