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3) Michelangelo
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48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm.
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English
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Retraces the life of the Renaissance sculptor, painter, architect, and poet, whose works have inspired generations of artists.
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x, 438 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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English
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This first book in a two-volume history of the great artist covers his rise to prominence, an era during which her created the statue Pietà, the giant marble David, the Sistine Ceiling frescoes, the new sacristy and library for the Medici family at San Lorenzo, and the monumental tomb for Pope Julius II in Rome.
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725 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 21 cm.
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English
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Michelangelo's breathtaking drawings. Very few artists can claim such lasting and worldwide fame and importance as Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564). The nickname il divino (the divine one) has been applied to him since the 1530s right through to today: his achievements as a sculptor, painter, and architect remain unparalleled and his creations are among the best-known artworks in the world. This Bibliotheca Universalis edition is devoted to the...
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In 1508, despite strong advice to the contrary, the powerful Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the newly restored Sistine Chapel. With little experience as a painter (though famed for his sculpture David), Michelangelo was reluctant to begin the massive project.Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling recounts the four extraordinary years Michelangelo spent laboring over the vast ceiling while the power politics and personal...
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130 pages : color illustrations ; 22 x 28 cm.
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English
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"Art historian Simonetta Carr draws on recent scholarship that challenges the traditional view of Michelangelo as a recluse. Readers will also learn about the complex and fluid era of the Italian Renaissance and how the times affected his life and work. Lavish photos, informative sidebars, a time line, glossary, and suggestions for further readings add value, while 21 hands-on activities help young readers identify with the artist and his work. Kids...
12) Michelangelo
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32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm.
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English
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An introduction to a great Renaissance painter and sculptor, Michelangelo.
14) Michelangelo
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Focuses on the childhood of the noted artist Michelangelo.
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Using a mysterious wardrobe that allows them to travel through time, two eleven-year-olds, Federico a boy from the Italian Renaissance and Bee a girl from present-day New Jersey, work together to prevent the bickering between two great artists from changing the future.
17) Michelangelo
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162 pages : facsimiles, illustrations, color plates ; 33 cm.
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19) Michelangelo
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1 videodisc (approximately 25 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Michelangelo tells you his own life story on an entertaining video that mixes art history with playful cartoon humor. From his childhood and student days in Florence to his career in Rome as a sculptor, painter and architect, his tale is a factual and fun-filled introduction to one of the most famous names of the Italian Renaissance.
20) Michelangelo
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48 unnumbered pages : color illustrations, map ; 29 cm
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English
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A biography of the Renaissance sculptor, painter, architect, and poet, well known for his work on the Sistine Chapel in Rome's St. Peter's Cathedral.
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