Michelangelo - A Biography PDF
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Ei ^P^^^H^^^^^i \:-_ m ^B ^^^^^^^H By Elizabeth J Ripley ; N6923 I I.B9R53 J MICHELANGELO ABiography by Elizabeth Ripley In sculpture, architecture, and painting Alichelangclo triumphed as one ofthe greatestartists ofalltime. What drove this extraordinary ge- nius? Whatisthesecretofhisendur- ing achievement? With sympathy and understand- ing, Elizabeth Ripley answers these questions in terms which will appeal to young people. In the skillful bio- graphicaltext,thisgeniusoftheRen- aissance becomesalivingpersonality, and Michelangelo's life story as he himselftolditisrevealedthroughhis own works of art which are repro- duced in 31 strikingphotographs. "Attractivebookmakingandgood writing and reproductions make this aneffectivewayofpresentingagreat artisttochildren." —HornBook Distributedby HENRY Z. WALCK, INC. i()()-i()() $4.00 MICHELANGELO MICHEL Publishedby Oxford UniversityPress VNGELO A Biography by ELIZABETH RIPLEY With Drauuivgs, FainmgsandSculpture by Michelangelo HENRY Z. WALCK, INCORPORATED, DISTRIBUTORS NEW YORK • 1953 Copyright 1953 OXFORD UNIVERSITYPRESS, Inc. BQSm PUBLIC LIBRAR^^ Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 53-3955 PRINTEDINTHEUNITEDSTATES OFAMERICA ILLUSTRATIONS Facingpage DrawingfromGiotto'sFrescoes 8 CopyofAntiqueFaun lO BattleofCentaurs 12 Portrait ofMichelangeloattributed to Venusti H StudyofNudeTorsoandVariousHeads i6 Madonnaofthe Stairs i8 KneelingAngelwith aCandlestick 20 Bacchus 22 Pieta ) 24 Madonna and Child 26 David 28 BattleofCascina 30 Moses 32 GodSeparatingEarth andWater 34 CreationofMan 36 ProphetEzekiel 38 DelphicSibyl 40 Figure from Sistine Chapel Ceiling 42 SistineChapelCeiling 44 Second ProjectforTombofJuliusII 46 TheSlave 48 TombofJuliusII 50 TombofLorenzode'Medici 52 Lorenzode'Medici 54 TombofJuliende'Medici 56 ChristontheCross 58 LastJudgment 60 SoulsAscendingto Heaven: Detail from LastJudgment 61 CrucifixionofSaintPeter 64 CupolaofSaintPeter's 66 Pieta 68
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