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Michelangelo ; the complete sculpture, painting, architecture / William E Wallace

By:

Wallace, William E

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Hugh Lauter Levin Associates , 1998Description: 267 p. : illus. ; 37 cmISBN:

9780883633311

Uniform titles:

Toller Cranston Collection

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

REF 709.2 MIC

Contents:

Summary: Michelangelo stands as a unique, almost mythic, presence in the history of art. "Michelangelo-The Complete Sculpture, Painting, Architecture" brings the artist and his remarkable work to life with particular clarity. In a rich weave of images and text, each chapter offers an intimate look at the artist's expression in a different medium. This volume includes beautiful photographs of Michelangelo's works, but here also are never before seen details of his sculpture and architecture that invite us to linger. William Wallace's text combines biography and commentary in a moving, humanizing portrait of the artist. "Michelangelo-The Complete Sculpture, Painting, Architecture" is a visual and literary treasure, an opportunity to view Michelangelo's work as never before, and to more fully understand the artist who, through his work, spoke of his life and his times.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	Consulta / Referencia	REF 709.2 MIC (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		018233

Index included

Chronology -- Biography -- Sculpture -- Painting -- Architecture.

Michelangelo stands as a unique, almost mythic, presence in the history of art. "Michelangelo-The Complete Sculpture, Painting, Architecture" brings the artist and his remarkable work to life with particular clarity. In a rich weave of images and text, each chapter offers an intimate look at the artist's expression in a different medium. This volume includes beautiful photographs of Michelangelo's works, but here also are never before seen details of his sculpture and architecture that invite us to linger. William Wallace's text combines biography and commentary in a moving, humanizing portrait of the artist. "Michelangelo-The Complete Sculpture, Painting, Architecture" is a visual and literary treasure, an opportunity to view Michelangelo's work as never before, and to more fully understand the artist who, through his work, spoke of his life and his times.

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