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Michelangelo: The Artist, the Man and his Times
William E. Wallace
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Description for Michelangelo: The Artist, the Man and his Times
paperback. In this vividly written biography, William E. Wallace offers a substantially new view of Michelangelo. Num Pages: 420 pages, 10 b/w illus. BIC Classification: ACND; AGB; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 598.
In this vividly written biography, William E. Wallace offers a new view of the artist. Not only a supremely gifted sculptor, painter, architect and poet, Michelangelo was also an aristocrat who firmly believed in the ancient, noble origins of his family. The belief in his patrician status fueled his lifelong ambition to improve his family's financial situation and to raise the social standing of artists. Michelangelo's ambitions are evident in his writing, dress and comportment, as well as in his ability to befriend, influence and occasionally say 'no' to popes, kings and princes. Written from the words of Michelangelo and ... Read more
In this vividly written biography, William E. Wallace offers a new view of the artist. Not only a supremely gifted sculptor, painter, architect and poet, Michelangelo was also an aristocrat who firmly believed in the ancient, noble origins of his family. The belief in his patrician status fueled his lifelong ambition to improve his family's financial situation and to raise the social standing of artists. Michelangelo's ambitions are evident in his writing, dress and comportment, as well as in his ability to befriend, influence and occasionally say 'no' to popes, kings and princes. Written from the words of Michelangelo and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
420
Condition
New
Number of Pages
424
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107673694
SKU
V9781107673694
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About William E. Wallace
An internationally recognized authority on Michelangelo, William E. Wallace is the Barbara Murphy Bryant Distinguished Professor of Art History at Washington University, St Louis. He has received fellowships from Villa I Tatti, Harvard University's Center for Renaissance Studies in Florence, and the American Academy in Rome. The author of Michelangelo at San Lorenzo, he served as the principal consultant for ... Read more
Reviews for Michelangelo: The Artist, the Man and his Times
Review of the hardback: 'Immensely readable … with many well-chosen quotations and overlooked facts which portray Michelangelo as a more rounded and less clichéd character than has hitherto been understood.' The Art Newspaper