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| Title: | Journey into Michelangelo's Rome
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| Series: | (ArtPlace Series) |
| Author: | Angela K Nickerson |
| ISBN: | 0977742911 : 9780977742912 |
| Illustrations: | colour photos |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Size: | 190x190mm |
| Pages: | 164 |
| Weight: | .428 Kg. |
| Published: | IPG (Roaring Forties Press) - September 2007 |
| List Price: | 14.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | Individual artists: Italy: Places & peoples: general interest |
A fascinating exploration of the culture, art, and politics of Rome through the eyes of the Renaissance’s greatest artist. From St Peter’s Basilica to the Capitoline Hill, this unique resource -- part biography, part history, and part travel guide -- provides an intimate portrait of the relationship between Michelangelo and the city he restored to artistic greatness. Lavishly illustrated and richly informative, this travel companion tells the story of Michelangelo’s meteoric rise, his career marked by successive artistic breakthroughs, his tempestuous relations with powerful patrons, and his austere but passionate private life. Providing street maps that allow readers to navigate the city and discover Rome as Michelangelo knew it, each chapter focuses on a particular work that amazed Michelangelo’s contemporaries and modern tourists alike.
The Meaning of Perfection: Michelangelo and His Times; Florence: Michelangelo and the House of Medici; Rome: Marvels in Marble; San Pietro in Vicoli: The Tragedy of the Tomb; The Sistine Chapel: The Pope and the Painter; Courting Controversy: Faithful Friends and Foes; The Capitoline Hill: A Humanist City; St. Peter's and Beyond: Michelangelo's Churches; At the Twenty-Fourth Hour: Michelangelo and His Legacy; Timeline; Index.
