The Architecture of Michelangelo

About this book

In this widely acclaimed work James Ackerman considers in detail the buildings designed by Michelangelo in Florence and Romeincluding the Medici Chapel the Farnese Palace the Basilica of St. Peter and the Capitoline Hill. He then turns to an examination of the artists architectural drawings theory and practice. As Ackerman points out Michelangelo worked on many projects started or completed by other architects. Consequently this study provides insights into the achievements of the whole profession during the sixteenth century. The text is supplemented with 140 black-and-white illustrations and is followed by a scholarly catalog of Michelangelos buildings that discusses chronology authorship and condition. For this second edition Ackerman has made extensive revisions in the catalog to encompass new material that has been published on the subject since 1970.