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Stone giant : Michelangelo's David and how he came to be / Jane Sutcliffe ; illustrated by John Shelley.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Watertown : Charlesbridge, 2014Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cmContent type:
  • still image
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1580892957 (hbk.)
  • 9781580892957 (hbk.)
Subject(s): Summary: 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.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 730.92 S965 Available 33111007536903
Total holds: 0

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.

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