Michelangelo Paperback - 2003
by Diane Stanley; Diane Stanley (Illustrator)
With her lively narrative and superb illustrations, Stanley captures the life of an artist whose work amazes to this day, and provides a thrilling introduction for young readers to Michelangelo's work and the colorful world of Renaissance Italy. Full color.
First line
Lodovico Buonarroti was a proud man from a respectable old family.
From the rear cover
When he was born, Michelangelo Buonarroti was put into the care of a stonecutter's family. He often said it was from them that he got his love of sculpture. It certainly didn't come from his own father, a respectable magistrate who beat his son when he asked to become an artists apprentice.
But Michelangelo persevered. His early sculptures caught the attention of Florence's great ruler, Lorenzo de' Medici, who invited the boy to be educated with his own sons. Soon after, Michelangelo was astonishing people with the lifelike creations he wrested from marble--from the heartbreaking Pieta he sculpted when he was only twenty-five to the majestic David that brought him acclaim as the greatest sculptor in Italy.
Michelangelo had a turbulent, quarrelsome life. He was obsessed with perfection and felt that everyone--from family members to his demanding patrons--took advantage and let him down. His long and difficult association with Pope Julius II yielded his greatest masterpiece, the radiant paintings in the Sistine Chapel, and his most disastrous undertaking, the monumental tomb that caused the artist frustration and heartache for forty years.
With her thoroughly researched, lively narrative and superbly detailed illustrations, Diane Stanley has captured the life of an artist who towered above the late Renaissance--and whose brilliance in architecture, painting, and sculpture amazes and moves us to this day.
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- Title Michelangelo
- Author Diane Stanley; Diane Stanley (Illustrator)
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 48
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher HarperCollins, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 2003-05-13
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780060521134 / 0060521139
- Weight 0.54 lbs (0.24 kg)
- Dimensions 10.98 x 9.33 x 0.2 in (27.89 x 23.70 x 0.51 cm)
- Ages 04 to 08 years
- Grade levels P - 3
- Reading level 1080
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 15th Century
- Chronological Period: 16th Century
- Library of Congress subjects Artists, Michelangelo Buonarroti
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 99052380
- Dewey Decimal Code B
Media reviews
Citations
- Publishers Weekly, 06/09/2003, Page 0
- PW Notes and Reprints, 06/09/2003, Page 54
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