Young Michelangelo: The Path to the Sistine

by John T. Spike

Book Overview

In this biography, the author of the acclaimed Caravaggio examines the relationships that shaped Michelangelo's first thirty years.

In this compelling account, renowned art historian John Spike paints a vivid portrait of one of the world's greatest artists and the places and people--Lorenzo de' Medici, Leonardo, Machiavelli--that inspired and defined his early life and career. Spike's masterful text probes the thinking, evolution,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 086565266X
• ISBN13: 9780865652668
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Vendome Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.1"