Stone giant : Michelangelo's David and how he came to be / Jane Sutcliffe ; illustrated by John Shelley.
Material type: TextPublisher: Watertown : Charlesbridge, 2014Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cmContent type:- still image
- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1580892957 (hbk.)
- 9781580892957 (hbk.)
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 730.92 S965 | Available | 33111007536903 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
No one wanted the "giant." The hulking block of marble lay in the work yard, rained on, hacked at, and abandoned-until a young Michelangelo saw his David in it. This is the story of how a neglected, discarded stone became a masterpiece for all time. It is also a story about art-about an artist's vision and process, and about the ways in which we humans see ourselves reflected in art.
Includes bibliographical references.
There was a giant in the city, and it was a troublemaker. The enormous block of marble had irked the people of Florence for almost forty years.No one knew what to do with it until a young artist named Michelangelo came along.