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Michelagniolo Di Lodovico
Buonarroti-Simoni was born on March
6, 1475 in the village of Caprese, Italy.
He was one of the most important artists of
the Italian Renaissance, a period when the
arts and sciences flourished. Michelangelo
became an apprentice to prominent Florentine
painter, Domenico Ghirlandaio at the age of
12, but soon began to study sculpture instead.
He attracted the attention and patronage of
Lorenzo de Medici, who was ruler of Florence
until 1492.
At age 23, Michelangelo completed his magnificent
Pieta, a marble statue that shows the Virgin
Mary grieving over the dead Jesus. He began
work on the colossal figure of "David"
in 1501, and by 1504 the sculpture (standing
at 4.34m/14 ft 3 in tall) was in place outside
the Palazzo Vecchio. The statue became a symbol
for the new republic that had replaced Medici
rule.
Michelangelo portrayed David partly as the
ideal man, partly as an adolescent youth.
Unlike predesessors by other sculptors which
depict David with the grissly head of the
giant under his foot, Michalangelo poses David
at the moment he faces the giant, with the
deed before him. He believed this was the
moment of David's greatest courage.
From 1508 until 1512 Michelangelo worked on
his most famous project, the ceiling of the
Sistine Chapel in the Vatican. He had always
considered himself a sculptor and resisted
painting the Sistine with characteristic vehemence:
"I cannot live under pressures from patrons,
let alone paint." Only the power of the
Pope Julius II forced him into the reluctant
achievement of the world's greatest single
fresco. He covered the ceiling with paintings
done on wet plaster, showing nine scenes from
the Old Testament. Michelangelo later painted
"The Last Judgment" on the altar
wall of the Sistine Chapel.
Toward the end of his life, Michelangelo became
more involved in architecture and poetry.
In 1546 he was made chief architect of the
partly finished St. Peter's Basilica in Rome,
where the Pieta is now kept.
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  Michelangelo
by Hugo Chapman – Hardcover: 96 pages Publisher: Yale University
Press (August 1, 2006)
Michelangelo (1475–1564) is a giant in the history of art.
The versatility of his artistic skill was extraordinarily wide:
apart from being a sculptor, painter, and draftsman, he was
also an architect and a poet. In all of his works, it is the
beauty, perfection, and virtuosity of execution that continues
to inspire and endure.
Central to all of Michelangelo’s artistic endeavors
were his drawings, in which his creative ideas originated,
evolved, and were perfected. This handsome book takes a fascinating
tour of the artist’s drawings by looking at highlights––ranging
from unfinished sketches to delicate, refined studies––all
of which are located in the exceptional collection of the
British Museum. Included are studies of some of Michelangelo’s
most famous works such as the Sistine Chapel ceiling and the
Last Judgement.
With an introductory essay on the artist’s life and
key works, and beautiful color reproductions of the drawings,
this book provides an indispensable foundation for understanding
Michelangelo’s art, his creative genius, and his unparalleled
gift as a draftsman.
The Three Worlds of Michelangelo by James H. Beck
– Hardcover, 269 pages (February 1999) W W Norton & Co
Few artists in the history of the world have attained the mythic
status of Michelangelo—painter of the heavenly Sistine
Chapel and sculptor of the nearly divine David. And it is his
towering presence that makes it so difficult to imagine the
artist as a man. Art historian James Beck helps unlock the mystery
of Michelangelo by opening the doors of the three very different
worlds to which he belonged.
Michelangelo's Last Judgment: The Renaissance Response (Discovery
Series, No 5) by Bernadine Ann Barnes – Hardcover,
225 pages (January 1998) Univ California Press
In her analysis of Michelangelo's Last Judgment, Bernadine Barnes
provides an original and stimulating view of this renowned fresco
and of the audience for which it was created. Because Michelangelo
is so often regarded as a nearly superhuman artistic genius,
we tend to forget that his works were not created to illustrate
his life. The Last Judgment did have great personal meaning
for him, but his representation of this religious event was
not purely self-directed, says Barnes. She argues that Michelangelo
had a particular type of viewer in mind as he designed his work.
The Last Judgment dealt with an especially evocative subject,
and Michelangelo engaged viewers by creating highly imaginative
scenes tempering fear with hope and by referring to contemporary
events. The painting's original, elite audiencethe papal court
and a handful of distinguished lay personswas sophisticated
about art and poetry, almost exclusively male, and orthodox
in its religious beliefs. That audience later broadened and
included artists allowed into the Chapel to copy Michelangelo's
work. These artists helped to create another, less sophisticated
audience, one that knew the fresco only through reproductions
and written descriptions. The response of this latter audience
eventually prompted the church to censor the painting. Beautifully
illustrated with photographs of the recently restored Sistine
Chapel, Barnes's study greatly enhances our understanding of
changing Renaissance attitudes toward art. Her book also provides
valuable insights into one of Michelangelo's greatest works
 Michelangelo:
The Complete Sculpture, Painting, and Architecture by
William E. Wallace – Hardcover, 268 pages (November 1998)
Beaux Arts Editions
Michelangelo Buonarroti achieved such renown in his lifetime
that he was widely known and celebrated as Il Divino, or the
Divine One. In 500 years, his fame has scarcely diminished.
Michelangelo is generally recognized as one of the greatest
artists of all time, a universal genius in all fields of visual
creativity-sculpture, painting, and architecture-as well as
a widely admired poet.
Michelangelo and Raphael in the Vatican: With Botticelli,
Perugino, Signorelli, Ghirlandaio, and Rosselli by F.
Rossi, Fabrizio Mancinelli, Antonio P. Graziano Hardcover, 215
pages 1st edition (March 1997) Treasures Inc.
Michelangelo and His Influence; Drawings from Windsor Castle
by Paul Joannides – Hardcover (November 1996) Lund Humphries
Publishers
The drawings featured in this volume are from the Royal Collection
at Windsor Castle. Eighteen sheets are supreme examples of Michelangelo's
draftsmanship; fifty are by his contemporaries and successors—including
Raphael, Sebastiano del Piombo, Perino del
Vaga, Pordenone, and Annibale Carracci—and demonstrate
Michelangelo's impact on their technique, style, and imagery.
Among the other artists represented are Alessandro Allori, Bartolommeo
Ammanati, Baccio Bandinelli, Agnolo Bronzino, Bernardino Cesari,
Giulio Clovio, Giovan Ambrogio Figino, Battista Franco, Antonio
Mini, Girolamo Muziano, Battista Naldini, Bartolomeo Passarotti,
Camillo Procaccini, Biagio Pupini, Raffaello da Montelupo, Giulio
Romano, Francesco Salviati, Orazio Samacchini, Pellegrino Tibaldi,
and Federico and Taddeo Zuccaro.
Michelangelo by Howard Hibbard – Paperback
2nd edition (August 1985) Icon (Harpe)
Michelangelo
A & E Biography starring: David Janssen
Format: 
Black & White, Color, NTSC
Run Time: 50 minutes
He is one of the greatest artists of all time, a man whose name
has become synonymous with the word "masterpiece":
Michelangelo Buonarotti.Creator of unparalleled works of art
painted on canvas and plaster, carved in marble and built from
stone, Michelangelo created a legacy of art treasured by the
world: The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, the heroic marble
sculpture of David, and the central plan for Saint Peter's Cathedral
in Rome. Was he the tortured and lonely man who suffered agonies
in pursuit of his art, as he is often portrayed? Art historians,
museum curators and Renaissance experts help dispel the mysteries
surrounding the man whose glorious works inspire us to this
day. Examine the broad canvas of Michelangelo's life and legacy
to probe the very soul of the artist who was recognized as a
genius in his own lifetime. |
 
Michelangelo
Drawings: Closer to the Master by Hugo Chapman –
Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Yale University Press (November
11, 2005)
One of the best known and most influential artists in the history
of art, Michelangelo was a prolific sculptor, painter, architect,
and draftsman. This lovely book focuses on more than 250 of
his drawings executed in chalk, charcoal, and pen and ink. Distinguished
art historian Hugo Chapman examines this array of works and
discusses how the act of drawing figured prominently in Michelangelo’s
work.
Chapman considers the artist’s training and his choice
of various techniques in a close investigation of the central
role of drawing in Michelangelo’s career. The author describes
the artist’s frugal use of paper, explaining how he often
recycled letters and drawings (working on both the front and
back of the sheet) throughout his career. Organized chronologically,
the book looks at Michelangelo’s early development in Florence
and Rome, his accomplishments as papal artist for the Sistine
Chapel ceiling with its myriad preparatory studies, and his
drawings for the tomb of Julius II, the Medici tombs, the Laurentian
library, and the Last Judgement. The fascinating history of
the fate of Michelangelo’s drawings after his death is
also explored in detail.
  Renaissance
Rivals: Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael, Titian by Rona
Goffen – Paperback: 532 pages Publisher: Yale University
Press (August 11, 2004)
“Who would have thought that the serene masterpieces of
the High Renaissance owed so much of their vitality to backstage
brawling? Only Rona Goffen knows enough to trace these labyrinthine
rivalries. In her book the artists take on cinematic vitality,
making us see the artifacts produced by such creative brawlers
in entirely new ways. They are knockouts. So is her book.”—Garry
Wills
"This lively and appealing book is an important achievement.
. . . Magnificently researched and handsomely produced, Renaissance
Rivals advances the discussion of a central aspect of early
modern culture. In doing so, it has no rivals."—Werner
Gundersheimer, American Scholar
Michelangelo: The Vatican Frescoes by Pierluigi De
Vecchi, Gianluigi Colalucci (Contributor) – Hardcover,
272 pages (March 1997) Abbeville Press, Inc.
The restoration of Michelangelo's magnificent frescoes in the
Vatican's Sistine Chapel stirred up much controversy and debate
among scholars, art historians, and art lovers alike. Originally
painted in the late 15th century, it took restorers 14 painstaking
years (from 1981 to 1995) to remove the centuries' worth of
dust and decay that had obscured the frescoes' brilliant colors
and intricate designs. In 250 gorgeous full-color photographs,
this unique and beautiful volume presents Michelangelo's restored
chapel--perhaps the greatest masterpiece of Renaissance art--in
its entirety, from the Creation to the Last Judgment, both before
and after cleaning. The only definitive study of the restoration
process, this book is the next best thing to actually being
there.
Michelangelo the Last Judgment: A Glorious Restoration
by Fabrizio Mancinelli, Gianluigi Colalucci, Okamura, Loren
W. Partridge – Hardcover, 208 pages (October 1997) Harry
N Abrams
Michelangelo's The Last Judgment is considered by many to be
the artist's greatest triumph as well as one of the most important
works in the history of art. Here, for the first time in one
volume, the newly cleaned and restored fresco is presented in
all its powerful complexity in 150 magnificent color images
which show the work both in its entirety and in splendid detail.
Michelangelo's Surprise by Tony Parillo Ages 4-8,
Hardcover, 32 pages 1st edition (October 1998), Farrar Straus
& Giroux (Juv)
Based on a true story recorded in the fifteenth century. What
does Piero de' Medici want with Michelangelo on such a snowy
day? That is what Sandro, the youngest page in the palazzo,
wonders when he overhears that the ruler of Florence has summoned
the sculptor to his courtyard. Exploding with curiosity, Sandro
roams the palazzo looking for his father, who will surely know
the reason for such an odd request. From the loggia to the kitchen,
from the chapel to the stable, Sandro searches. Finally, when
there's no place left to look, a commotion in the courtyard
itself leads him to the satisfying solution to the mystery:
Michelangelo is there, putting the final touches on a huge,
beautiful snowman. Tony Parillo's accomplished watercolors combine
historical realism with Renaissance style.
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Sistine Chapel: A Glorious Restoration by Carlo Pietrangeli
(Editor), Michael Hirst (Contributor), Gianluigi Colalucci,
Fabrizio Mancinelli, John Shearman (Contributor) – Hardcover,
271 pages Reprint edition (May 1994) Harry N Abrams
Nine years in duration, the elaborate restoration of Michelangelo's
Sistine Chapel frescoes was one of the major events in recent
art history. Not executed without controversy, the restoration
renewed the vivid colors of Michelangelo's greatest work—in
fact, caused a reevaluation in the minds of art historians
of the master's use of color. (The controversy centered on concern
that restorers had taken off too much of the accumulated overlay
of the ages and that maybe Michelangelo had himself surfaced
the frescoes with a layering of varnish meant to subdue the
vibrant coloring.)
Approximately 300 photographs of the restored frescoes are brilliantly
presented here, a visual enticement to enjoy the original color
as well as the form and the composition of these spectacular
works.
Michelangelo (First Impressions) by Richard B. McLanathan
– Reading level: Young Adult Hardcover, 92 pages (May 1993)
Harry N Abrams
Michelangelo: Paintings, Sculpture, Architecture
by Michelangelo Buonarroti, Ludwig Goldscheider – Paperback,
280 pages 6th edition (September 1996) Phaidon Press Inc.
  Michelangelo
Life Drawings (Dover Art Library) by Michelangelo –
Paperback: 48 pages Publisher: Dover Publications (February
1, 1980)
46 outstanding studies, including sketches for David, Sistine
Ceiling, Last Judgment, etc. Nudes, figure studies, children,
animals, mythical and religious works, more. New volume in Dover
Art Library affords insight into mastery of proportion, anatomy,
perspective, shading, contrast. Essential for artists, museum-goers. |
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