{"product_id":"michelangelo-hardcover","title":"Michelangelo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e 96 Pages | Hardcover \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"descriptionPanel___wCiv7\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"panelContent___B_vGb\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eNicknamed “il divino,” Renaissance genius Michelangelo combined body, spirit, and God into visionary masterpieces across sculpture, painting, and architecture. From The Pietà to the extraordinary ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, this book provides the essential introduction to the artist’s revolutionary ideas and awe-inspiring artworks.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eItalian-born\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1475–1564) was a tormented, prodigiously talented, and God-fearing Renaissance man. His manifold achievements in painting, sculpture, architecture, poetry, and engineering combined body, spirit, and God into visionary masterpieces that\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003echanged art history forever\u003c\/strong\u003e. Famed biographer Giorgio Vasari considered him the pinnacle of Renaissance achievement.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHis peers called him simply “Il Divino”\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e(“the divine one”).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book provides the essential introduction to Michelangelo with\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eall the awe-inspiring masterpieces and none of the queues and crowds\u003c\/strong\u003e. With vivid illustration and accessible texts, we explore the artist’s\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eextraordinary figuration and celebrated style of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eterribilità\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(momentous grandeur), which allowed human and biblical drama to exist in compelling scale and fervor. Through the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003epower hubs of Renaissance Italy\u003c\/strong\u003e, we take in his major commissions and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ephenomenal capacity for compositional schemes\u003c\/strong\u003e, whether the famous Medici library in Florence, or the extraordinary 500-square-meter ceiling (1508–1512) in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the towering\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eto the aching grief and faith of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Pietà\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand the vivid drama of the Sistine Chapel’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLast Judgment\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethis is a succinct, dependable reference to a true giant of art history and to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003esome of the most famous artworks in the world\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"INGRAM","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44458208100489,"sku":"9783836530347","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0376\/3057\/4729\/files\/9783836530347_cfd26.jpg?v=1774117949","url":"https:\/\/thebookmarkpr.com\/products\/michelangelo-hardcover","provider":"The Bookmark Books \u0026 Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}