Michelangelo (Icon Editions)
by Howard Hibbard, Shirley G. Hibbard
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Author: Howard Hibbard, Shirley G. HibbardEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1985-01-22
ISBN: 0064301486
Number of pages: 352
Publisher: Westview Press
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Book Review: Genius Artist!
Summary: 5 Stars
As an art layman I bought this book in order to have a more rounded appreciation of the life and times of arguably the best if not `the' most famous artist in history. Born in Florence, Italy in 1475 Michelangelo lived an intense and productive life until 1564, a prodigious life span for the time period. He used this long innings in life to produce his artwork over a period of sixty years and left a legacy that let him be known as the greatest of the renaissance painters and sculptors.
Howard Hibbard gives the reader a great insight into all aspects of the life and art of this genius artist. The book is chronological in nature and follows Michelangelo's life from his first work of art until his last. As the book unravels into the life and travels of the painter so does his art begin to unfold in all its beauty from his early works on the Battle and the Bacchus to his masterpieces such as the Pieta, David and the Sistine Chapel. Each piece is covered in detail and includes an artistic analysis that reflects the antiquity interpretation of it as an art piece within the sphere of the renaissance period, which to me was quite new and fascinating. The book is also exceptionally well illustrated and amply interjected with a variety of well referenced quoted sources including Michelangelo's own letters. The latter gives an interesting overview into how this great man thought, not only about his art but about all things in life.
Overall I found this an extremely well researched, very detailed and well illustrated book that was surprisingly easy to follow. It gave me exactly what I was looking for and more. Sometimes I wish I had a greater entry level knowledge base especially on Dante's scholarly works...but on the whole an excellent and stimulating read.
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