Michelangelo: Complete Works - Hardcover

Frank Zollner; Christof Thoenes; Thomas Pöpper

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3836539357 ISBN 13: 9783836539357

Publisher: TASCHEN Gmbh, 2014

Synopsis

Il divino. This is a glorious exploration of Michelangelo's works.
Before reaching the tender age of 30, Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475 1564) had already sculpted David and Pietà, two of the most famous sculptures in the entire history of art. As a sculptor, painter, draftsman, and architect, the achievements of this Italian master are unique no artist before or after him has ever produced such a vast, multifaceted, and wide-ranging uvre.
This comprehensive book explores Michelangelo s life and work with a richly illustrated biographical essay, and a complete four-part inventory of his paintings, sculptures, buildings, and drawings. Full-page reproductions and enlarged details allow readers to appreciate fine details in the artist s vast repertoire, while the book s biographical insights consider a previously unseen extent to Michelangelo s more personal traits and circumstances, such as his solitary nature, his thirst for money and commissions, his immense wealth, and his skill as a property investor. In addition, the book tackles the controversial issue of the attribution of Michelangelo drawings, an area in which decisions continue to be steered by the interests of the art market and the major collections. This is the definitive work about Michelangelo for generations to come.

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Review:

"If a visit to the Sistine Chapel is not on the cards, this magnificent book is the next best thing..."

"With the book's large dimensions, it's easy to become absorbed in every fresco, painting and sculpture. The expressions, movements and subtle nuances that becomes lost in small reproductions... TASCHEN have once more produced a treasure of art historical appreciation."

"The photography is sharp, the colour true and full of lustre... This will prove to be one of the art books of the year."

About the Author:

The editor and author: Frank Zollner wrote his doctoral thesis on motifs originating from Antiquity in the history of art and architecture of the Medieval and Renaissance periods (1987). He is also the author of a post-doctoral treatise on motion and expression in the art of Leonardo da Vinci, published in 2010. He has published numerous works on Renaissance art and art theory, and on 20th-century art. Since 1996 he has been Professor of Medieval and Modern Art at the University of Leipzig. For TASCHEN he has authored the XL monographs on Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo. The contributing authors: Christof Thoenes studied art history in Berlin and Pavia, before completing his doctorate in Berlin. Thoenes lives in Rome, where for many years he has worked for the Bibliotheca Hertziana (Max-Planck-Institute), and is honorary professor in Hamburg. He has contributed to numerous publications on Italian art, particularly on architecture and architectural theory of the 15th to 18th centuries. Thomas Popper wrote his doctoral theses on 15th century Italian Renaissance sculpture. He has worked as a curator for contemporary art at the Schleswig-Holsteinisches Landesmuseum. He taught at the Northern Institute of Technology and at the University of Hamburg, lecturing art history at Leipzig University and has been professor at the Westsachsische Hochschule Zwickau since 2008. Popper is the author of a range of publications on Italian Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque art as well as on 19th and 20th century German painting and sculpture.

About this edition

• Publisher: TASCHEN Gmbh
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 3836539357
• ISBN 13: 9783836539357
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 736
• Editor: Frank Zollner