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* Read * Michelangelo: A Biography by George Bull ó eBook or Kindle ePUB. Michelangelo: A Biography And it is those whom he loved and hated, served or resisted, who are presented here-- from his family and fellow artists to the popes, nobles, and rulers of Europe. In all his work, Michelangelo impressed his contemporaries as a forceful personality, a divine genius endowed with terrabilita, or intense emotional power. But what about the man? In this revealing look at the Florentine genius, acclaimed author George Bull traces the life and spiritual quest of Michelangelo, drawing a fuller
| Title | : | Michelangelo: A Biography |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.52 (735 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0312187467 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 528 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-11 |
| Language | : | English |
Bull presents Michelangelo as a passionate creative genius whose inability to settle for less then perfection left him unable to complete much of the work he took on. What does one do with the rest of his life? Bull (Inside the Vatican), foreign news editor of the London Financial Times, handles the question as a thorough scholar of Italian art and politics. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. Drawn to muscular male bodies whose powerful evocations were the pinnacle of his art, Michelangelo also wrote effusive poetry to men to whom his affections were obvious, but he claimed in old age to have always observed sexual continence. From Publishers
And it is those whom he loved and hated, served or resisted, who are presented here-- from his family and fellow artists to the popes, nobles, and rulers of Europe. In all his work, Michelangelo impressed his contemporaries as a forceful personality, a divine genius endowed with terrabilita, or intense emotional power. But what about the man? In this revealing look at the Florentine genius, acclaimed author George Bull traces the life and spiritual quest of Michelangelo, drawing a fuller portrait of the man himself. Much has been written about the paintings and sculptures of Michelangelo, arguably the greatest artist of t
were so inhibiting as to make me unable to recommend it, but it was detailed and I learned L.C. Brown The printing style and other errors were so inhibiting as to make me unable to recommend it, but it was detailed and I learned a lot history-wise.. luvthearts said Good read with insight.. This is a very good biography of Michelangelo that ranks along with Irving Stone's "The Agony and the Ecstasy" (fictional bio). Bull includes numerous letters to and from Michelangelo that involve friends and family. One is left with a good overall picture of Michelangelo and his times. I would have given it 5 stars if Bull was a little more inquisitve about painting and how painters of the time went about their work (including Michelangelo).. I'll keep going. I'll keep reading but I think I'm too uninformed about the Renaissance for this book to hold my attention much longer. It's nothing to jump from the year 1518 to 1513 to 1509 and back to 1519 in the space of 2 pages. And it's DRY. There are a few excerpts from various letters but they seem so vague to me. I'm not understanding the ramifications when a contract has been broken and money has already changed hands (it's happened a LOT)I'm not understanding where the assistants come from, how many were needed, what their duties were and how they interacted with the artist, exc
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