Michelangelo
(2008)
Nonfiction
Book
Series:
Call Numbers:
Y/BIOGRAPHY/759.5/MICHELANGELO/DI
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Details
PUBLISHED
Minneapolis, MN : Oliver Press, [2008]
©2008
©2008
DESCRIPTION
64 pages : color illustrations, ; 30 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781934545010, 1934545015
LANGUAGE
English
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NOTES
Includes index
In the late fifteenth century, the palace of Lorenzo the Magnificent, ruler of Florence, was a meeting place of intellectuals, writers, philosophers, and artists. Among them was the talented young Michelangelo, soon to rank with Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael as one of the giants of the Renaissance. This book tells of Michelangelo's training in the workshop of Ghirlandaio, his fascination with the frescoes of Giotto and Masaccio, and the development of his lifelong passion for sculpture