{"product_id":"2026200015045-secondhand-michelangelo","title":"Michelangelo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew names in the history of Western civilization carry the weight of Michelangelo Buonarroti — sculptor, painter, architect, and poet — whose works stand as the supreme achievements of the Italian Renaissance. Renowned art historian Frederick Hartt presents a sweeping and authoritative survey of the master's complete oeuvre, from the youthful power of the Pietà and the colossal defiance of David to the breathtaking grandeur of the Sistine Chapel ceiling and the architectural majesty of St. Peter's Basilica. Lavishly illustrated with 124 reproductions, including 48 in large full color, this volume brings the tactile drama of Michelangelo's art directly to the reader's eye, capturing the extraordinary tension and divine beauty that define his genius.\n\nHartt's text is both scholarly and deeply humanistic, situating each masterwork within the turbulent political and spiritual landscape of Renaissance Italy while illuminating the obsessive creative drive that consumed Michelangelo across seven extraordinary decades. His analysis moves with precision and passion, connecting formal innovation to philosophical ambition and personal anguish in ways that transform the act of looking into an act of understanding. For collectors, students, and devoted admirers of the Renaissance alike, this monumental volume raises a singular question: can any biography of an artist ever truly account for work that seems to transcend the merely human?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203116474587,"sku":"2026200015045-SECONDHAND","price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/9ceea688-8162-4a1a-9393-3bcb8262ee3e.png?v=1788144314","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200015045-secondhand-michelangelo","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}