Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:Michelangelo, God's Architect: The Story Of His Final Years And Greatest MasterpieceISBN13:9780691195490ISBN10:0691195498Author:Wallace, William E. (Author)Description:The Untold Story Of Michelangelo's Final Decades--And His Transformation Into One Of The Greatest Architects Of The Italian Renaissanceas He Entered His Seventies, The Great Italian Renaissance Artist Michelangelo Despaired That His Productive Years Were Past Anguished By The Death Of Friends And Discouraged By The Loss Of Commissions To Younger Artists, This Supreme Painter And Sculptor Began Carving His Own Tomb It Was At This Unlikely Moment That Fate Intervened To Task Michelangelo With The Most Ambitious And Daunting Project Of His Long Creative Life Michelangelo, God's Architect Is The First Book To Tell The Full Story Of Michelangelo's Final Two Decades, When The Peerless Artist Refashioned Himself Into The Master Architect Of St Peter's Basilica And Other Major Buildings When The Pope Handed Michelangelo Control Of The St Peter's Project In 1546, It Was A Study In Architectural Mismanagement, Plagued By Flawed Design And Faulty Engineering Assessing The Situation With His Uncompromising Eye And Razor-Sharp Intellect, Michelangelo Overcame The Furious Resistance Of Church Officials To Persuade The Pope That It Was Time To Start Over In This Richly Illustrated Book, Leading Michelangelo Expert William Wallace Sheds New Light On This Least Familiar Part Of Michelangelo's Biography, Revealing A Creative Genius Who Was Also A Skilled Engineer And Enterprising Businessman The Challenge Of Building St Peter's Deepened Michelangelo's Faith, Wallace Shows Fighting The Intrigues Of Church Politics And His Own Declining Health, Michelangelo Became Convinced That He Was Destined To Build The Largest And Most Magnificent Church Ever Conceived And He Was Determined To Live Long Enough That No Other Architect Could Alter His Design Binding:Hardcover, HardcoverPublisher:Princeton University PressPublication Date:2019-10-15Weight:1.5 lbsDimensions:1.2'' H x 9.4'' L x 6.1'' WNumber of Pages:328Language:English
Price: 25.18 USD
Location: USA
End Time: 2025-01-22T02:50:56.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
Product Images
Item Specifics
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Return policy details:
Book Title: Michelangelo, God's Architect : the Story of HIS Final Years and Greatest Masterpiece
Item Length: 9.6in
Item Height: 1in
Item Width: 6.6in
Author: William E. Wallace
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: Individual Artists / General, Regional, Artists, Architects, Photographers, History / Renaissance
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication Year: 2019
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, Art, Architecture
Item Weight: 25.1 Oz
Number of Pages: 328 Pages
