Young Michelangelo : the path to the Sistine /

Spike, John T.

Young Michelangelo : the path to the Sistine / Path to the Sistine John T. Spike. - New York, N.Y. : Vendome Press, c2010. - 271 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-263) and index.

In the beginning : Florence, 1475-1489/90 -- The garden of the Medici ; Florence, 1489/90-April 1492 -- The generations : Florence, Bologna, Florence, April 1492-June 1496 -- Sacred and profane love : Rome, July 1496-July 1500 -- David : Florence, July 1496-June 1504 -- The vizier : Florence, Rome, Carrara, Bologna, Rome, June 1504-March 1508.

Spike covers the full range of Michelangelo's early years and explores the overwhelming influence that his charismatic personality had upon his contemporaries and followers. He traces Michelangelo's development into a master sculptor, probes his involvement in the most troubling controversies of his age, and recreates Florence and Rome with vivid sketches.

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Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564 --Childhood and youth.


Artists--Italy--Biography.

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