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The Complete Work of Michelangelo

出版	Reynal, 1965
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註釋"This is the most magnificent and most comprehensive volume ever published on Michelangelo and his work. It is a companion volume to the monumental work on Leonardo da Vinci published in 1956 which has now sold well over 100,000 copies. Michelangelo and Leonardo were the two great geniuses of the Italian Renaissance and this book, like the one on Leonardo, brings the full scope of the artist's achievements vividly to life. Compiled by outstanding Michelangelo scholars under the direction of Mario Salmi of the University of Rome and Vice President of the Council of Antiquities and Fine Arts, this volume covers the entire range of Michelangelo under eight general headings: The historic and artistic personality of Michelangelo - by Charles de Tolnay. Formerly at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, Dr. de Tolnay is now director of the Casa Buonarroti in Florence and is the author of the scholarly six-volume work on Michelangelo published by the Princeton University Press. In the masterful section, de Tolnay assesses the artist and his many talents and shows his strong influence on art and philosophy in the four centuries that followed him.; Sculpture - by Umberto Baldini, curator of sculpture at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. Michelangelo was undoubtedly the greatest sculptor of the Christian era. Among the works discussed in this brilliant chapter are the famous Pietà, David, Moses, the figures for the Medici Tomb, and many versions of the Madonna and Child.; Painting - by Robert Salvini, formerly Director of the Uffizi Gallery and now Professor of Art and Literature at the University of Florence. Perhaps the most famous and the most fabulous work Michelangelo ever created, the Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, is discussed at length here. Dr. Salvini relates the ceiling and other paintings to the main body of Michelangelo's work.; Architecture - by Guglielmo de Angelis D'Ossat, Professor of the History of Architecture, University of Rome. Michelangelo, although best known as a sculptor and painter, was an architect of great distinction. His major works in Rome, in particular the dome of St. Peter's and the Capitol group, and the Laurentian Library in Florence are among those incisively described.; Drawings - by Luciano Berti, Director of the Soprintendenza alle Gallerie and the San Marco Museum, Florence. The large body of drawings that have survived show Michelangelo as a superb draughtsman. Here are studies not only for his many artist works but also for uncompleted projects including the fortification of Florence.; Thinker - by Eugenio Garin, Professor of Philosophy, University of Florence. A searching analysis is made of Michelangelo's deep convictions about art and his philosophy of life. Strongly influenced by the Neoplatonism of the times, the large body of his written work reflects the breadth and depth of his mind.; Writer - by Enzo Girardi, Professor of Literature, Catholic University of Milan. Michelangelo was a prolific writer of both prose and poetry. His many letters give us both a full insight to his mind and his sonnets show him as a poet of high order.; Language - by Giovanni Nencioni, Professor of the History of the Italian Language, University of Florence. An intensive study of Michelangelo's use of words and the influence of contemporary writers on him. This magnificent volume measures 11" by 15" and contains 600 pages of text and 1040 illustrations and 32 plates in full color. It is indispensable for any lover of art who seeks a full picture of the genius of Michelangelo."--