Still Lives: Death, Desire, and the Portrait of the Old Master

by Maria H. Loh

How portraits of artists during the Renaissance helped create the first art stars in modern history

Michelangelo was one of the biggest international art stars of his time, but being Michelangelo was no easy thing: he was stalked by fans, lauded and lambasted by critics, and depicted in unauthorized portraits. Still Lives traces the process by which artists such as Michelangelo, D rer, and Titian became early modern celebrities...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691164967
• ISBN13: 9780691164960
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 3.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.4" x 11.3"