Main entry:

Chapman, Hugo.

Title & Author:

Michelangelo Drawings : Closer to the Master / Hugo Chapman.

Publication:

New Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press, 2005.

Description:

320 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 29 cm

Notes:
Published to accompany exhibitions held at the British Museum and the Teyler Museum, Haarlem, The Netherlands.
Originally published: London: British Museum Press, 2005.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-317) and index.
[Table of Contents] -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Michelangelo: Significant Dates -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Early Formation: Florence and Rome, 1475-1501 -- 3. Florence, 1501-1505 -- 4. The Second Roman Period, 1505-1516 -- 5. The Return to Florence, 1516-1534 -- 6. Rome, 1534-1564 -- APPENDIX I: List of exhibits -- APPENDIX II: Translations of longer inscriptions and letters -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Illustration acknowledgements

Summary:

"One of the most creative and influential artists in the history of art, Michelangelo (1475-1564) was a prolific sculptor, painter, architect, and draftsman whose drawing practice was essential to his work in all media. This important and beautiful book focuses on more than ninety Michelangelo drawings executed in red and black chalk and pen and ink. In the accompanying text, distinguished art historian Hugo Chapman examines the remarkable array of works and discusses how the act of drawing figured prominently in the evolution of Michelangelo's career. An introductory chapter discusses Michelangelo's contemporary fame, his training and choice of techniques, and the role of drawing in the genesis of his paintings, sculptures, and architecture. The author also describes the artist's frugal use of paper, explaining how he often recycled letters and drawings (working on both the front and back of the sheet) throughout his career. Organized chronologically, the book looks at Michelangelo's early development in Florence and Rome, his accomplishments as papal artist for the Sistine Chapel ceiling with its preparatory studies, and his drawings for the tomb of Julius II, the Medici tombs, the Laurentian library, and the Last judgment. The fascinating history of the fate of Michelangelo's drawings after his death is also explored in detail. From pen studies made when Michelangelo was in his early twenties to the visionary Crucifixion scenes carried out shortly before his death six decades later, this essential book testifies to the fundamental importance of drawing in the work of this great Renaissance master." -- Book jacket.

ISBN:

9780300111477
0300111479
9780714126401
0714126403

Subject:

Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564 Exhibitions.
Michel-Ange, 1475-1564 Expositions.
Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564
Michelangelo Buonarroti 1475-1564
Michelangelo (Buonarroti)
Drawing, Italian 15th century Exhibitions.
Drawing, Italian 16th century Exhibitions.
Drawing, Renaissance Exhibitions.
Dessin italien 15e siècle Expositions.
Dessin italien 16e siècle Expositions.
Dessin de la Renaissance Expositions.
Drawing, Italian
Drawing, Renaissance
Zeichnung

Form/genre:

exhibition catalogs.
Exhibition catalogs
Catalogues d'exposition.

Added entries:

Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564.
British Museum.
Teylers Museum.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 245421
Call No.: BIB 175055
Status: Available