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In late 1504 and early 1505, Leonardo da Vinci (1452?1519) and Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475?1564) were both at work on commissions they had received to paint murals in Florence?s City Hall.  Leonardo was to depict a…

This title provides an intelligent and illuminating exploration of the rivalry that existed between the artists of the Renaissance & Baroque eras. The paragon - the notion of competition and rivalry among the arts - has…

A comprehensive and breathtakingly illustrated presentation of the genius of Michelangelo by the world?s leading expert on the artist The Italian Renaissance master Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475?1564) was especially…

This book, the first comprehensive interdisciplinary account of Michelangelo?s work as a sculptor in bronze, is the outcome of extensive original research undertaken over several years by academics at the University of…

This book recounts the exciting rediscovery of Giorgio Vasari?s painting Allegory of Patience, painted in 1551?52 for the Bishop of Arezzo, Vasari?s hometown. The painting was conceived in Rome with the aid of…

Very few artists can claim such lasting and worldwide fame and importance as Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475?1564). The nickname il divino (?the divine one?) has been applied to him since the 1530s right through to today:…

The first publication to consider the relationship between these two major artists of the High Renaissance Through most of Michelangelo?s working life, one of his closest colleagues was the great Venetian painter…

In this engaging book, Bernadine Barnes brings together new research to show how Michelangelo's art was viewed in its own time.

Michelangelo Antonioni, who died in 2007, was one of cinema's greatest modernist filmmakers. The films in his black and white trilogy of the early 1960s - 'L'avventura, ' 'La Notte, ' 'L'eclisse' -are justly celebrated…

This book recounts the exciting rediscovery of Giorgio Vasari's painting Allegory of Patience, painted in 1551-52 for the Bishop of Arezzo, Vasari's hometown. The painting was conceived in Rome with the aid of…

'A filmmaker is a man like any other; and yet his life is not the same. . . . This is, I think, a special way of being in contact with reality.' Or so says Michelangelo Antonioni, the legendary filmmaker behind the stark…

At first glance, there may appear to be more to separate Michelangelo (1475-1564) and Bill Viola (b. 1951) than to unite them: one, the great master of the Italian Renaissance; the other, the creator of state-of-the-art…

Delight in page after page of Michelangelo's graphic brilliance. From architectural structures to anatomically perfect figures, this fresh edition intersperses some of the artist's finest drawings with his own notes and…

Michelangelo (Revised Edition) (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists) : Paperback : C. Press/ F. Watts Trade : 9780531225387 : 0531225380 : 01 Sep 2014 : Briefly recounts the Italian renaissance painter and…

An illustrated monograph that explores the lives and works of some of the most famous, influential, and talented artists throughout history. It features a number of insightful essays, a comprehensive chronology - set in…

Written with both passion and precision, God?s Spies is a work that will be welcomed by anyone interested in the vital interplay between poetry and religion. The authors represented, including poets such as Michelangelo,…

With an engaging text by renowned Michelangelo scholar William E. Wallace, Michelangelo: The Complete Sculpture, Painting, Architecture brings together in one exquisite volume the powerful sculptures, the awe-inspiring…

Michelangelo And The Pope's Ceiling : Paperback : Vintage Publishing : 9781844139323 : 1844139328 : 08 May 2006 : In 1508, Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. …

Michelangelo was a genius of unrivaled virtuosity. This dependable edition traces the extraordinary depth and breadth of his work and his ascent to the elite of the Renaissance and art history with ten richly illustrated…

One of the greatest biographies of an artist ever written, and akey document of the Renaissance. Written by a friend, fellowpainter and fellow Florentine.

In May 1555, a broadsheet was produced in Rome depicting the torture and execution in London and York of the Carthusians of the Charterhouses of London, Axeholme, Beauvale and Sheen during the reign of Henry VIII. This…

In 1508, Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. The thirty-three-year-old Michelangelo had very little experience of the physically and technically taxing art of fresco; and,…

Delight in page after page of Michelangelo's graphic brilliance. From architectural structures to anatomically perfect figures, this fresh edition intersperses some of the artist's finest drawings with his own notes and…

A new perspective on the brilliance of one of Western art's most celebrated visionaries through an esteemed collection of drawings

This volume comprises the fullest and most detailed catalogue of the drawings by and after Michelangelo in the Ashmolean Museum. It is one of the most important collections of drawings by this artist, which also includes…

Looking at works from a range of different artists and their various approaches, this book examines the process and practice of drawing, showcasing artworks from 15th- and 16th-century masters, such as Leonardo da Vinci…

Actor and director John Derek was born in Hollywood, where his striking good looks helped get him a contract with David O' Selznick. Derek's career took off after Humphrey Bogart made him his costar in the cultish noir…

Leo Steinberg was one of the most original and daring art historians of the twentieth century, known for taking interpretative risks that challenged the profession by overturning reigning orthodoxies. In essays and…

Profusely illustrated throughout, this book portraits the iconic ships of the Italian Line and the people who brought them to life.

The first English translation of Erwin Panofsky's long-lost work on Michelangelo In 2012, a manuscript by renowned art historian Erwin Panofsky was rediscovered in a safe in Munich, in the basement of the Central…

This book recounts the exciting rediscovery of Giorgio Vasari's painting Allegory of Patience, painted in 1551-52 for the Bishop of Arezzo, Vasari's hometown. The painting was conceived in Rome with the aid of…

Michelangelo was a genius of unrivaled virtuosity. This dependable edition traces the extraordinary depth and breadth of his work and his ascent to the elite of the Renaissance and art history with ten richly illustrated…

On the windswept front of Morecambe Bay, Cy Parks spends his childhood years first in a guest house for consumptives run by his mother and then as apprentice to alcoholic tattoo-artist Eliot Riley. Thirsty for new…

Michelangelo's extant correspondence is the most abundant of any artist. Spanning 67 years, it comprises roughly 1, 400 letters, of which 500 were written by Michelangelo himself. Biographers and art historians have…

The untold story of Michelangelo's final decades?and his transformation into one of the greatest architects of the Italian Renaissance As he entered his seventies, the great Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo…

The Films of Michelangelo Antonioni provides an overview of the Italian director?s life and work, and examines six of his most important and intellectually challenging films. L?avventura, La notte, and L?eclisse,…

A comprehensive and breathtakingly illustrated presentation of the genius of Michelangelo by the world's leading expert on the artist

On the windswept front of Morecambe Bay, Cy Parks spends his childhood years first in a guest house for consumptives run by his mother and then as apprentice to alcoholic tattoo-artist Eliot Riley.

Michelangelo's extant correspondence is the most abundant of any artist. Spanning 67 years, it comprises roughly 1, 400 letters, of which 500 were written by Michelangelo himself. Biographers and art historians have…

Leo Steinberg was one of the most original art historians of the twentieth century, known for taking interpretive risks that challenged the profession by overturning reigning orthodoxies. In essays and lectures that…

The Films of Michelangelo Antonioni provides an overview of the Italian director?s life and work, and examines six of his most important and intellectually challenging films. L?avventura, La notte, and L?eclisse,…