{"product_id":"2026200011960-secondhand-michelangelo","title":"Michelangelo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Very good\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew artists have so completely embodied an entire age as Michelangelo Buonarroti, the Florentine genius whose works continue to define the very summit of human artistic achievement. Howard Hibbard's authoritative biography chronicles the life and creative evolution of this Renaissance titan — from his turbulent early years under the Medici in Florence, through his monumental papal commissions in Rome, presenting the full arc of a career that produced the David, the Sistine Chapel ceiling, and the Pietà with equal measures of divine inspiration and relentless physical toil.\n\nHibbard, a distinguished Columbia University art historian, writes with scholarly precision and vivid narrative power, illuminating not only the man but the cultural and political forces that shaped his world. The text argues compellingly that Michelangelo's art cannot be separated from his deeply conflicted inner life — his Neoplatonic philosophy, his fierce religious devotion, and his tortured personal relationships all find expression in marble and fresco. Richly illustrated and meticulously researched, this landmark study leaves the reader wondering how a single mortal hand could have changed the course of Western art so irrevocably.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130915332315,"sku":"2026200011960-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/7be8f34e-8be2-4e0e-975b-1e3f94a54f74.png?v=1786591792","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200011960-secondhand-michelangelo","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}