{"product_id":"michelangelo-9783836521178","title":"Michelangelo","description":"\u003cp\u003eA glorious exploration of Michelangelos complete works  Before reaching the tender age of thirty  Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) had already sculpted David and Pita  two of the most famous sculptures in the entire history of art. Like fellow Florentine Leonardo da Vinci  Michelangelo was a shining star of the Renaissance and a genius of consummate virtuosity. His achievements as a sculptor  painter  draughtsman  and architect are uniqueno artist before or after him has ever produced such a vast  multi-faceted  and wide-ranging oeuvre. Only a handful of other painters and sculptors have attained a comparable social status and enjoyed a similar artistic freedom. This is demonstrated not only by the frescoes of the Sistine Chapel but also by Michelangelos monumental sculptures and his unconventional architectural designs  whose forms went far beyond the accepted vocabulary of his day. Such was his talent that Michelangelo was considered a demigod by his contemporaries and was the subject of two biographies during his lifetime. Adoration of this remarkable mans work has only increased on the intervening centuries.  The present special edition  a smaller version of TASCHENs XL title Michelangelo  explores Michelangelos life and work in depth and detail. The different parts of the book concentrate on the life of Michelangelo via an extensive and copiously illustrated biographical essay and include gorgeous  full page reproductions and enlarged details that bring readers up close to the works.  This sumptuous tome also takes account  to a previously unseen extent  of Michelangelos more personal traits and circumstances  such as his solitary nature  his thirst for money and commissions  his miserliness  his immense wealth  and his skill as a property investor. In addition  the book tackles the controversial issue of the attribution of Michelangelo drawings  an area in which decisions continue to be steered by the interests of the art market and the major collections. This is the definitive volume about Michelangelo for generations to come.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45652002111541,"sku":"ByrdShop_3836521172","price":574.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9783836521178.jpg?v=1781848198","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/michelangelo-9783836521178","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}