This book tells the lively and amusing stories from the early years of Michelangelo, bringing his genius vividly alive for today's young readers. Ann Rachlin's approachable storytelling style is wonderfully complemented by Susan Hellard's color and humorous illustrations.
Michelangelo worked hard to transform the ancient and weathered marble block into the Bacchus. He ate meals, slept, took pleasure in the company of fellow Florentines, and discovered just how extensive werethesins ofRome.
Profiles the life of Italian artist and sculptor Michelangelo, well known for his marble statue of David and his painting of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
An account of the life of the revolutionary art master is told through the stories of six of his greatest masterpieces including the Pietà, David and the Sistine Chapel, revealing how each expanded the medium's range and reflected the ...
Discusses the style and technique of the Italian Renaissance painter and sculptor, Michelangelo Buonarroti.
187 That was bad enough, Rosselli felt, but the next comments were worse. Having stuck the knife in the absent rebel, Bramante proceeded to give it a twist, adding confidentially, “I don't think he has the heart for it, ...
A classic piece of literature on the work and life of Michelangelo.
'. . . Michelangelo was constantly flaying dead bodies, in order to study the secrets of anatomy, thus beginning to give perfection to the great knowledge of design that he...
Presents the life of the Renaissance artist, covering his childhood, the early recognition of his talent, the patronage of his work by the Medicis and the Vatican, and the creation of his masterpiece, the "Sistine Chapel."
This book reproduces 46 of his finest drawings, embodying most of his artistic themes and techniques, and executed in his characteristic media of pen and ink, and red and black chalk.
His accomplishments ran from sonnets and love poems to the most famous sculptures, paintings, and buildings ever created. Michelangelo is frequently considered the Creator of the Renaissance.