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Michelangelo: The Man and the Myth

Michelangelo: The Man and the Myth

Ragionieri, Pina

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ISBN10: 0812241487
ISBN13: 9780812241488
Publisher: Univ Of Pennsylvania Pr
Pages: 120
Weight: 2.20
Height: 0.90 Width: 8.30 Depth: 12.20
Language: English

Michelangelo Buonarroti was a very complicated being. Not only was he a multitalented artist--renowned equally as a sculptor, painter, and architect--he was also an impressive military engineer, student of Dante, and poet in his own right. What is more, his behavior was full of contradictions. He was renowned for his fiery temper and yet wrote tender love poetry. In spite of his legendary impatience, he committed himself to tasks that required years of sustained attention. He skimped on his own food and lodging, paying little attention to his own bodily needs, and yet created some of the most beautiful human figures ever imagined. He constantly complained about not having any money but amassed a considerable fortune that kept his family comfortable for two centuries. Though he enjoyed the reputation of being a solitary genius, he directed dozens of assistants, quarrymen, and stonemasons to carry out his work.

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