Before reaching the tender age of 30, Michelangelo Buonarroti (14751564) hadalready sculpted David and Piet, two of the most famous sculptures in the entirehistory of art. As a sculptor, painter, draftsman, and architect, the achievements ofthis Italian master are uniqueno artist before or after him has everproduced such a vast, multifaceted, and wide-ranging uvre.

This comprehensive book explores Michelangelos life and work with a richlyillustrated biographical essay, and a complete four-part inventory of hispaintings, sculptures, buildings, and drawings. Full-page reproductions andenlarged details allow readers to appreciate fine details in the artists vastrepertoire, while the books biographical insights consider a previously unseenextent to Michelangelos more personal traits and circumstances, such as hissolitary nature, his thirst for money and commissions, his immense wealth, and hisskill as a property investor. In addition, the book tackles the controversial issue ofthe attribution of Michelangelo drawings, an area in which decisions continue to besteered by the interests of the art market and the major collections.

This is the definitive work about Michelangelo for generations to come, to be delvedinto and put on display, with its slipcase neatly converting into a book stand.

The editor and author:Frank Zllner wrote his doctoral thesis on motifs originating from Antiquity inthe history of art and architecture of the Medieval and Renaissance periods (1987).He is also the author of a postdoctoral treatise on motion and expression in the artof Leonardo da Vinci, published in 2010. He has published numerous works onRenaissance art and art theory, and on 20th-century art. Since 1996 he has beenProfessor of Medieval and Modern Art at the University of Leipzig. For TASCHENhe has authored the XL monographs on Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo.

The contributing authors:Christof Thoenes studied art history in Berlin and Pavia, before completing hisdoctorate in Berlin. Thoenes was Honorary Professor in Hamburg and now lives inRome, where for many years he has worked for the Bibliotheca Hertziana (Max-Planck-Institute). He has contributed to numerous publications on Italian art,particularly on architecture and architectural theory of the 15th to 18th centuries.

Thomas Ppper wrote his doctoral thesis on 15th-century Italian Renaissancesculpture (2003). After a fellowship at the Bibliotheca Hertziana, he worked as avolunteer for the Schleswig-Holsteinische Landesmuseen. Following furtherappointments at universities in Hamburg und Leipzig, since 2008 he has beenProfessor of Art and Design History at the West Saxon University of AppliedSciences of Zwickau, where he is currently Head of the Faculty of Applied Art.

Il divinoA glorious exploration of Michelangelos works

Edition: SpanishEdition: English

Michelangelo. CompleteWorksFrank ZllnerHardcover in slipcase, 24.5 x37.2 cm, 736 pagesNew edition, only $ 69.99Original edition $ 200

The excellent reproductions in this book zoom intodetails: the expression in the eyes of angels; aprophets furrowed brow. Zllners essays erudite butaccessible, and the elegant slipcase doubles as abookstand. Divine. The Lady, London, United Kingdom

See all (5 items)

Michelangelo. CompleteWorksHardcover, 29 x 44 cm, 768pages$ 200

Il divino. A gloriousexploration of Michelangelo'sworks

Reviews

See also

See all images (18)