Michelangelo Buonarroti: A Life From Beginning to End (Biographies of Painters)

ISBN: 1790104661

Author: History, Hourly

Condition: New

Michelangelo BuonarrotiThe ingenious artist we know as Michelangelo lived during the Renaissance in Northern Italy, and you could say that he was indeed a renaissance man-he was a painter, sculptor, poet, and an engineer all rolled up into one. Even though it has been some 450 years since his passing, his legacy remains one of the strongest on record. If the burgeoning art student of today wishes to learn from the best, he takes his notes directly from Michelangelo.Inside you will read about...? Humble Beginnings? Michelangelo Meets the Medicis? Fist Fights and Dissections? Rivalry with Leonardo da Vinci? The Year of Atrocities? Last Days and DeathAnd much more!He lived for his art, and despite the chaos of kings, popes, and the civil government around him, Michelangelo Buonarroti made sure that his works of artistic expression would withstand the scrutiny of time. In this book you will get to learn more about the incredible personality behind the brushstrokes and caresses of clay. Here you will find the full panoramic display and showcasing of a masterful artists life well lived.