The life of Michelangelo Buonarroti : based on studies in the archives of the Buonarroti family at Florence
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2 volumes : 51 illustrations ; 24 cm
print - Publisher: London : J.C. Nimmo, 1893.
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| General Note: | NCMA Library copy: To request item, contact artreferencelibrary@ncartmuseum.org. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (volume 1, pages xxiii-xxv) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Volume 1. Chapter I. Birth, boyhood, youth at Florence, down to Lorenzo de' Medici's death. 1475-1492 -- Chapter II. First visits to Bologna and Rome - the Madonna della Gebbre and other works in marble. 1492-1501. -- Chapter III. Residence in Florence - the David. 1501-1505. -- Chapter IV. Julius II. calls Michelangelo to Rome - project for the pope's tomb - the rebuilding of S. Peter's - flight from Rome - cartoon for the battle of Pisa. 1505, 1506 -- Chapter V. Second visit to Bologna - the bronze statue of Julius II. - painting of the Sistine vault. 1506-1512. -- Chapter VI. On Michelangelo as draughtsman, painter, sculptor -- Chapter VII. Leo X. plans for the church of S. Lorenzo at Florence - Michelangelo's life at Carrara. 1513-1521. -- Chapter VIII. Adrian VI. and Clement VII. - the sacristy and library of S. Lorenzo. 1521-1526 -- Chapter IX. Sack of Rome and siege of Florence - Michelangelo's flight to Venice - his relations to the Medici. 1527-1534 -- Volume 2. Chapter X. On Michelangelo as architect -- Chapter XI. Final settlement in Rome - Paul III. - the Last Judgment and the Paoline Chapel - the tomb of Julius. 1535-1542 -- Chapter XII. Vittoria Colonna and Tommaso Cavalieri - Michelangelo as poet and man of feeling -- Chapter XIII. Michelangelo appointed architect-in-chief at the Vatican - history of S. Peter's. 1542-1557 -- Chapter XIV Last years of life - Michelangelo's portraits - illnesses of old age. 1557-1564 -- Chapter XV. Death at home - burial of obsequies at Florence - anecdotes - estimate of Michelangelo as man and artist ... pedigrees of the Buonarroti Simoni family, of the Medici of Florence, and of the Della Rovere family -- Appendix -- Index. |
| Language Note: | Text in English with some Italian. |
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| Subject: | Florence (Italy) Biography Artists Italy Biography Michelangelo Buonarroti 1475-1564 |
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| Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti. |
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