The Letters Of Michelangelo: Translated from the original Tuscan Edited & Annotated in Two Volumes. Volume One 1496-1534. Volume Two 1537-1563 (Two-Volume Set)
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Author: E.H.RAMSDEN (editor)
Binding: Hardback
Published: Peter Owen Limited, 1963
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
This authoritative two-volume edition presents the letters of Michelangelo translated from the original Tuscan and annotated with scholarly precision, chronicling the artist’s correspondence between 1496 and 1563. The collection details his negotiations with patrons, his struggles over commissions, and his reflections on art, faith, and personal obligation, offering a vivid record of Renaissance creativity and ambition. Volume One covers the formative years through 1534, illustrating his rise to prominence and the challenges of monumental projects, while Volume Two continues through 1563, capturing the mature master’s voice as he navigates papal demands and personal trials. Together the set illustrates the interplay between artistic genius and the political and spiritual currents of the age, presenting a narrative that argues for Michelangelo’s enduring significance not only as sculptor and painter but as a thinker whose words enrich the historical record.
Author: E.H.RAMSDEN (editor)
Binding: Hardback
Published: Peter Owen Limited, 1963
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
This authoritative two-volume edition presents the letters of Michelangelo translated from the original Tuscan and annotated with scholarly precision, chronicling the artist’s correspondence between 1496 and 1563. The collection details his negotiations with patrons, his struggles over commissions, and his reflections on art, faith, and personal obligation, offering a vivid record of Renaissance creativity and ambition. Volume One covers the formative years through 1534, illustrating his rise to prominence and the challenges of monumental projects, while Volume Two continues through 1563, capturing the mature master’s voice as he navigates papal demands and personal trials. Together the set illustrates the interplay between artistic genius and the political and spiritual currents of the age, presenting a narrative that argues for Michelangelo’s enduring significance not only as sculptor and painter but as a thinker whose words enrich the historical record.