{"product_id":"michelangelo-9783836530347","title":"Michelangelo","description":"\u003cp\u003eItalian-born \u003cstrong\u003eMichelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni\u003c\/strong\u003e (1475-1564) was a tormented, prodigiously talented, and God-fearing Renaissance man. His manifold achievements in painting, sculpture, architecture, poetry, and engineering combined body, spirit, and God into visionary masterpieces that \u003cstrong\u003echanged art history forever\u003c\/strong\u003e. Famed biographer Giorgio Vasari considered him the pinnacle of Renaissance achievement. \u003cstrong\u003eHis peers called him simply \"Il Divino\" \u003c\/strong\u003e(\"the divine one\").\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This book provides the essential introduction to Michelangelo with\u003cstrong\u003e all the awe-inspiring masterpieces and none of the queues and crowds\u003c\/strong\u003e. With vivid illustration and accessible texts, we explore the artist's\u003cstrong\u003e extraordinary figuration and celebrated style of \u003cem\u003eterribilit?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (momentous grandeur), which allowed human and biblical drama to exist in compelling scale and fervor. Through the \u003cstrong\u003epower hubs of Renaissance Italy\u003c\/strong\u003e, we take in his major commissions and \u003cstrong\u003ephenomenal capacity for compositional schemes\u003c\/strong\u003e, whether the famous Medici library in Florence, or the extraordinary 500-square-meter ceiling (1508-1512) in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From the towering \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eto the aching grief and faith of \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Piet?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e and the vivid drama of the Sistine Chapel's \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLast Judgment\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003e this is a succinct, dependable reference to a true giant of art history and to \u003cstrong\u003esome of the most famous artworks in the world\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNéret, Gilles:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Gilles Néret (1933-2005) was an art historian, journalist, writer, and museum correspondent. He organized several art retrospectives in Japan and founded the SEIBU Museum and the Wildenstein Gallery in Tokyo. He directed art reviews such as L'OEil and Connaissance des Arts and received the Élie Faure Prize in 1981 for his publications. His TASCHEN titles include Salvador Dalí The Paintings, Matisse, and Erotica Universalis.","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50627595763986,"sku":"9783836530347","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_99b77852-8c1a-4e5d-8f11-7f25a5489089.jpg?v=1732677631","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/michelangelo-9783836530347","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}