{"product_id":"9783836530347","title":"Michelangelo","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eRenaissance man in extremis\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichelangelo, in pursuit of the beautiful and sublime\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eItalian-born \u003cb\u003eMichelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni\u003c\/b\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 \u003cb\u003echanged art history forever\u003c\/b\u003e. Famed biographer Giorgio Vasari considered him the pinnacle of Renaissance achievement. \u003cb\u003eHis peers called him simply “Il Divino”\u003c\/b\u003e (“the divine one”).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book provides the essential introduction to Michelangelo with \u003cb\u003eall the awe-inspiring masterpieces and none of the queues and crowds\u003c\/b\u003e. With vivid illustration and accessible texts, we explore the artist’s \u003cb\u003eextraordinary figuration and celebrated style of terribilità\u003c\/b\u003e (momentous grandeur), which allowed human and biblical drama to exist in compelling scale and fervor. Through the \u003cb\u003epower hubs of Renaissance Italy\u003c\/b\u003e, we take in his major commissions and \u003cb\u003ephenomenal capacity for compositional schemes\u003c\/b\u003e, whether the famous Medici library in Florence, or the extraordinary 500-square-meter ceiling (1508–1512) in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the towering \u003ci\u003eDavid\u003c\/i\u003e to the aching grief and faith of \u003ci\u003eThe Pietà\u003c\/i\u003e and the vivid drama of the Sistine Chapel’s \u003ci\u003eLast Judgment\u003c\/i\u003e , this is a succinct, dependable reference to a true giant of art history and to \u003cb\u003esome of the most famous artworks in the world\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout the series:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eEach book in TASCHEN’s Basic Art series features:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e a detailed chronological summary of the life and oeuvre of the artist, covering his or her cultural and historical importance \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e a concise biography \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e approximately 100 illustrations with explanatory captions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Taschen America, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47052252578032,"sku":"9783836530347","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9783836530347_p0.jpg?v=1769887917","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9783836530347","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}