Michelangelo: A Life on Paper

by Leonard Barkan

A groundbreaking account of the role of writing in Michelangelo's art

Michelangelo is best known for great artistic achievements such as the Sistine ceiling, the David, the Piet?, and the dome of St. Peter's. Yet throughout his seventy-five year career, he was engaged in another artistic act that until now has been largely overlooked: he not only filled hundreds of sheets of paper with exquisite drawings, sketches, and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691147663
• ISBN13: 9780691147666
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.5" x 10.2"