Barkan, Leonard
Michelangelo: A Life on Paper
- ISBN 13:
- 9780691147666
- author:
- Barkan, Leonard
- format:
- HardBack
- publisher:
- Princeton University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2010
- Pages:
- 352
- Dimensions:
- 25.8 x 21 x 3.8 cm
- Genre:
- ART / Individual Artist
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Michelangelo: A Life on Paper brings together over 200 stunning reproductions of the artist's private papers, revealing a previously unseen side of his life and work. This sumptuous volume showcases Michelangelo's marginal notes to his most enduring masterpieces, as well as poetry, letters, and personal expressions that were meant for his own eyes only. Leonard Barkan's vivid narrative explores the important role words played in Michelangelo's artistic output, highlighting the intriguing interplay between images and text. The book features a wealth of startling juxtapositions, from perfectly inscribed sonnets to humble notes on everyday expenses. Magnificently illustrated and superbly detailed, this book provides a rare and intimate look at how Michelangelo's artistic genius expressed itself in words as well as pictures.
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