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Michelangelo: A Life in Six Masterpieces
Miles J. Unger
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Description for Michelangelo: A Life in Six Masterpieces
Paperback. The life of perhaps the most famous, most revolutionary artist in history, told through the story of six of his magnificent masterpieces. Num Pages: 448 pages, one 8pp 4-color insert; b-w photos t-o, notes, bibliography, index; front matter maps. BIC Classification: ACND; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 483.
Among the immortals-Leonardo, Rembrandt, Picasso-Michelangelo stands alone as a master of painting, sculpture, and architecture. He was not only the greatest artist in an age of giants, but a man who reinvented the practice of art itself. Throughout his long career he clashed with patrons by insisting that he had no master but his own demanding muse and promoting the novel idea that it was the artist, rather than the lord who paid for it, who was creative force behind the work.
Miles Unger narrates the astonishing life of this driven and difficult man through six of his ... Read more
Among the immortals-Leonardo, Rembrandt, Picasso-Michelangelo stands alone as a master of painting, sculpture, and architecture. He was not only the greatest artist in an age of giants, but a man who reinvented the practice of art itself. Throughout his long career he clashed with patrons by insisting that he had no master but his own demanding muse and promoting the novel idea that it was the artist, rather than the lord who paid for it, who was creative force behind the work.
Miles Unger narrates the astonishing life of this driven and difficult man through six of his ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781451678789
SKU
V9781451678789
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About Miles J. Unger
Miles J. Unger writes on art, books, and culture for The Economist. Formerly the managing editor of Art New England, he was a contributing writer to The New York Times. He is the author of Picasso and the Painting That Shocked the World; The Watercolors of Winslow Homer; Magnifico: The Brilliant Life and Violent Times of Lorenzo de’ Medici; Machiavelli: A Biography; and Michelangelo: A Life ... Read more
Reviews for Michelangelo: A Life in Six Masterpieces
“Provides insightful perspective on Michelangelo. . . . [Michelangelo] made some of the most enduring art in Western civilization and profoundly changed the way we think about artists. Thoughtful exploration of his work, which this book most definitely is, will always be rewarding."
Travis Nichols
The Washington Post
"A deeply human tribute to one of the most ... Read more
Travis Nichols
The Washington Post
"A deeply human tribute to one of the most ... Read more