Michelangelo / Eugène Müntz ; translation, Arthur Borges.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Müntz, Eugène, 1845-1902, author.

Contributor:

Borges, Arthur, translator.

Series:

Temporis

Temporis collection

Standardized Title:

Histoire de l'art pendant la renaissance. English. Selections

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564.

Michelangelo Buonarroti.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Parkstone International, [2019]

Language Note:

French

Summary:

The name Michelangelo instantly conjures up the Sistine Chapel, Apollo, Jupiter and countless other great works. In his novel, The Italian Painting, Stendhal remarked that, "Between Greek antiquity and Michelangelo, nothing exists except more or less skilled forgeries". In Promenade in Rome, Chateaubriant expresses his admiration for the refined lines of the Pieta. A number of great writers such as Manzoni view Michelangelo as one of the indisputable Masters of the western revival in art. The work of Michelangelo has, indisputably, stood the test of time. How is it possible that in just a few

Contents:

CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; THE SCULPTOR; LATE RENAISSANCE SCULPTURE; THE OEUVRE; THE PAINTER AND THE DRAFTSMAN; LATE RENAISSANCE PAINTING AND DRAWING; THE OEUVRE; THE ARCHITECT; LATE RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE; THE OEUVRE; CONCLUSION; BIOGRAPHY; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

Notes:

Text is revised and updated from: Histoire de l'art pendant la renaissance / Eugène Müntz. Paris : Hachette, 1889-95.

Introduction and conclusion by Véronique Laflèche.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781644618370

1644618370

9781283954099

1283954095

9781780429717

1780429711

OCLC:

793511487