Michelangelo : Paintings, Sculpture, Architecture by Ludwig Goldscheider (1996, Trade Paperback)
$ 2.95
gtin13:
9780714832968
ISBN-13:
9780714832968
Format:
Trade Paperback
Dewey Decimal:
709/.2
Genre:
Art
Intended Audience:
Trade
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First published in 1953, this book remains a classic piece of literature on the work and life of Michelangelo (1475-1564). It continues to be the only volume to contain illustrations of all his paintings, sculpture and architecture. The book is designed to serve both the student and the art lover: the fine quality reproductions emphatically illustrate Michelangelo's genius, while the text surveys the ideas and theses of the world's leading scholars on the painting, sculpture and architecture of Michelangelo and provides a detailed and sophisticated commentary with extensive bibliographical notes. The exhaustive selection of plates devoted to the paintings of the Sistine Chapel provides an invaluable record of their condition before the recent controversial cleaning, while ten colour plates show some of the paintings in their restored state, offering the works to the reader's eye for close discrimination.
Grade from:
Eighth Grade
Language:
English
Item Length:
12 in
Grade to:
College Graduate Student
Topic:
General
Author:
Ludwig Goldscheider
Reviews:
"The book yields a stimulating overall view of Michelangelo's religious and artistic journey, full of terribilitĂ and beauty, which is enriched and enlivened by the messages from easily missed details, including ornamental marks, significant expressions and expressive gestures."-- The Tablet, "The book yields a stimulating overall view of Michelangelo's religious and artistic journey, full of terribilitĂ and beauty, which is enriched and enlivened by the messages from easily missed details, including ornamental marks, significant expressions and expressive gestures."--The Tablet
Item Width:
8.8 in
Item Height:
1.1 in
brand:
Phaidon Press, Incorporated
Dewey Edition:
21
Item Weight:
55.1 Oz
Publication Year:
1996
ISBN-10:
0714832960
Publisher:
Phaidon Press, Incorporated
Book Title:
Michelangelo : Paintings, Sculpture, Architecture
Number of Pages:
280 Pages