Michelangelo
Category: Books,Arts & Photography,History & Criticism
Michelangelo Details
From Library Journal Originally printed in 1953, this edition is the title's sixth incarnation. This update now includes color photographs of the newly cleaned ceiling frescoes in the Sistine Chapel. All the original black-and-white images also have been redone for this upgrade.Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. Read more From the Back Cover This splendid work was first published in 1953 and remains a classic of the literature on Michelangelo. It continues to be the only volume that contains illustrations of all the master's work excluding his drawings. Michelangelo is designed to serve both the student and the art lover; the fine quality of the reproductions and the beauty of the details emphatically prove Michelangelo's genius, while the text surveys the opinions of leading Michelangelo scholars and provides a commentary with bibliographical notes. Read more
Reviews
Never mind the less than 5 star review. This person doesnt know whats talking about. The book is perfect. Right size. Right weight. Pages and pages without text to crop the image and distract. Subtitles. Sturd paper and lots of close ups. Yes lots images are b&w but thats just perfect with the sculptures. Great sense of volume. Just what any art book should be but isnt. Ive poured over it for 40 minutes and havent read the text but who cares for the text anyway? Just an excuse to sell it as a book instead of a collection of choice images.
