The life of Michel-Angelo / by Ascanio Condivi ; translated by Alice Sedgwick Wohl ; edited by Hellmut Wohl.

Main entry:

Condivi, Ascanio, approximately 1520-

Title & Author:

The life of Michel-Angelo / by Ascanio Condivi ; translated by Alice Sedgwick Wohl ; edited by Hellmut Wohl.

Edition:

Second edition.

Publication:

Description:

xxii, 154 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-147) and index.

Summary:

"Ascanio Condivi was a young pupil and assistant of Michelangelo's who gained the trust and confidence of the great artist. His biography of Michelangelo to a large extent is based on the artist's own words, tells the story of his life, his relationship with his patrons, his objectives as an artist, and his accomplishments, forming the basis of a biography that has been central to the study of Michelangelo for four centuries." "First published in 1976, this translation is now available in paperback for the first time and includes a revised introduction based on new research, as well as an up-to-date endnotes section."--Jacket.

ISBN:

0271018534 (cloth ; alk. paper)
9780271018539 (cloth ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564.
Michelangelo Buonarroti.
Artists Italy Biography.
Artistes Italie Biographies.
Artists.
Italy.

Form/genre:

Biography
Biographies.

Added entries:

Wohl, Hellmut.

Life of Michelangelo

Holdings:

Location: Library main 205974
Call No.: NA44.M623.9 C6 1999
Status: Available

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