Michelangelo: The Young Artist Who Dreamed of Perfection

by Philip Wilkinson

Book Overview

Has any other artist left the world such a vast legacy as Michelangelo? Author Philip Wilkinson leads young readers on a journey of discovery through the life and works of the Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect, and poet in a visually evocative book. Wilkinson's lively narrative follows Michelangelo from his early apprenticeship in fresco through his fascination with sculpture, which gave us such masterpieces as the Pieta and David...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 079225533X
• ISBN13: 9780792255338
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: National Geographic Society
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.1" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7