Michelangelo : 1475-1564 : the graphic work
Title:
Michelangelo : 1475-1564 : the graphic work
Author:
Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564.
Thoenes, Christof.
Pöpper, Thomas.
ISBN:
9783836537193
Publication Information:
Köln : Taschen, c2017.
Physical Description:
725 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 21 cm
Series:
Bibliotheca universalis
Bibliotheca universalis.
Series Title:
Bibliotheca universalis
Bibliotheca universalis.
General Note:
Original edition published: 2007.
Abstract:
Michelangelo's breathtaking drawings. Very few artists can claim such lasting and worldwide fame and importance as Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564). The nickname il divino (the divine one) has been applied to him since the 1530s right through to today: his achievements as a sculptor, painter, and architect remain unparalleled and his creations are among the best-known artworks in the world. This Bibliotheca Universalis edition is devoted to the artist's graphic work, a testimony to his masterly command of line, form, and detail, from architectural studies to anatomically perfect figures. The book brings together some of the artist's finest drawings from museums and collections around the world as well as some of his own notes and revisions, offering stunning proximity not only to the ambition and scope of Michelangelo's practice but also his working process. A chapter with a compilation of newly attributed and reattributed drawings provides further insights into Michelangelo s varied graphic oeuvre and the ongoing exploration of his genius.
Language:
Translated from the German.
Subject:
| Artists -- Italy -- Biography. |
| Drawing, Italian -- 16th century. |
| Drawing, Renaissance. |
| Architectural drawing -- Italy -- 16th century. |
| Art, Renaissance -- Italy -- Catalogs. |
| Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564 -- Catalogues raisonnés. |
| Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564 -- Criticism and interpretation. |
Summary:
Michelangelo's breathtaking drawings. Very few artists can claim such lasting and worldwide fame and importance as Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564). The nickname il divino (the divine one) has been applied to him since the 1530s right through to today: his achievements as a sculptor, painter, and architect remain unparalleled and his creations are among the best-known artworks in the world. This Bibliotheca Universalis edition is devoted to the artist's graphic work, a testimony to his masterly command of line, form, and detail, from architectural studies to anatomically perfect figures. The book brings together some of the artist's finest drawings from museums and collections around the world as well as some of his own notes and revisions, offering stunning proximity not only to the ambition and scope of Michelangelo's practice but also his working process. A chapter with a compilation of newly attributed and reattributed drawings provides further insights into Michelangelo s varied graphic oeuvre and the ongoing exploration of his genius.