Michelangelo was a genius of unrivaled virtuosity. This XL edition traces the extraordinary depth and breadth of his work and his ascent to the elite of the Renaissance and art history with ten richly illustrated chapters covering the artist's paintings, sculptures, and architecture with special focus on the tour de force frescoes of the Sistine Chapel.
Il Divino
Meet the Renaissance master
Before reaching the tender age of 30, Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475–1564) had already sculpted Pietà and David, two of the most famous sculptures in the entire history of art. As a sculptor, painter, draftsman, and architect, the achievements of this Italian master are unique—no artist before or after him has ever produced such a vast, multifaceted, and wide-ranging œuvre.
This fresh TASCHEN edition traces Michelangelo's ascent to the cultural elite of the Renaissance. Ten richly illustrated chapters cover the artist's paintings, sculptures, and architecture, including a close analysis of the artist's tour de force frescoes in the Sistine Chapel. Full-page reproductions and enlarged details allow readers to appreciate the finest details in the artist's repertoire, while the book's biographical essay considers Michelangelo's more personal traits and circumstances, such as his solitary nature, his thirst for money and commissions, his immense wealth, and his skill as a property investor.
The authors
Frank Zöllner wrote his doctoral thesis on motifs originating from Antiquity in the history of art and architecture of the Medieval and Renaissance periods (1987). He is also the author of a postdoctoral treatise on motion and expression in the art of Leonardo da Vinci, published in 2010. He has published numerous works on Renaissance art and art theory, and on 20th-century art. Since 1996 he has been Professor of Medieval and Modern Art at the University of Leipzig. For TASCHEN he has authored the XL monographs on Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo.
Christof Thoenes (1928–2018) studied art history in Berlin and Pavia, before completing his doctorate in Berlin. Thoenes was Honorary Professor in Hamburg and worked many years for the Bibliotheca Hertziana (Max-Planck-Institute) in Rome. He contributed to numerous publications on Italian art, particularly on architecture and architectural theory of the 15th to 18th centuries.
Michelangelo. The Complete Works. Paintings, Sculptures, Architecture
Frank Zöllner, Christof Thoenes
Hardcover, 25 x 34 cm, 3.55 kg, 480 pages
ISBN 978-3-8365-8612-2
Edition: English
米开朗基罗是一位具有精湛技艺的天才。这个XL版追溯了他作品的非凡深度和广度，以及他在文艺复兴和艺术史上的地位，其中有十个章节，图文并茂，涵盖了艺术家的绘画、雕塑和建筑，并特别关注西斯廷教堂的巡回壁画。
神圣者米开朗基罗
认识这位文艺复兴时期的大师
米开朗基罗·布纳罗蒂（Michelangelo Buonarroti，1475-1564）在30岁之前就已经雕刻了《圣母怜子》和《大卫》，这是整个艺术史上最著名的两座雕塑。作为一名雕塑家、画家、绘图员和建筑师，这位意大利大师的成就十分卓越，很少有艺术家能创作出如此庞大、多面且广泛的作品。
这一全新的TASCHEN版本追溯了米开朗基罗成为文艺复兴艺术三杰之一的过程。十个章节图文并茂地介绍了这位艺术大师的绘画、雕塑和建筑，其中包括对其在西斯廷教堂的壁画的仔细分析。全页插图和放大的细节图让读者能够欣赏到米开朗基罗作品中最精美的细节，而书中的传记文章则介绍了米开朗基罗更多的个人特征和情况，如他孤独的天性、对金钱的渴望、他巨大的财富以及房地产投资技能。
作者简介
弗兰克·佐尔纳（Frank Zöllner）的博士论文是关于中世纪和文艺复兴时期的艺术和建筑史中源于古代的主题（1987年）。他还撰写了一篇关于达芬奇艺术中的运动和表达的博士后论文，于2010年出版。他在文艺复兴时期的艺术和艺术理论以及20世纪的艺术方面发表了许多作品。自1996年以来，他在莱比锡大学担任中世纪和现代艺术教授。他为TASCHEN撰写了关于达芬奇和米开朗基罗的XL专著。
克里斯托夫·托恩斯（Christof Thoenes）（1928-2018）在柏林和帕维亚学习艺术史，在柏林完成了他的博士学位。托恩斯曾是汉堡的荣誉教授，并在罗马的赫兹安娜图书馆（普朗克研究所）工作多年。他为许多意大利艺术出版物做出了贡献，特别是关于15至18世纪的建筑和建筑理论。
米开朗基罗 绘画、雕塑和建筑全集
弗兰克·佐尔纳，克里斯托夫·托恩斯
精装，25 x 34厘米，3.55公斤，480页
书名：978-3-8365-8612-2
语言版本：英语
