Michelangelo and the Finger of God (Issues in the History of Art)
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Review We know a great deal about Michelangelo: we have his poetry, his letters, the biographies written by Ascanio Condivi and Giorgio Vasari individuals who knew him well and many comments made by friends, acquaintances, and enemies. Of course we also have his art and architecture, which we can assess with our own eyes. That art, studied in relationship to the sixteenth-century writings about the artist s life and his works, offers a rich heritage that is still open to new interpretation, despite decades of scholarship on the topic. This volume, which publishes three lectures The Metamorphoses of Marble, The Finger of God, and The Gravity of Art given by Paul Barolsky at the Georgia Museum of Art, is small only in size and price. What Barolsky shared with his audience in Athens and shares with us in this volume is a wealth of new insights into Michelangelo as a man and an artist. --David G. Wilkins, College Art Association Reviews Read more About the Author Paul Barolsky has been teaching courses on Italian Renaissance art and literature at the University of Virginia since 1969. His books include Michelangelo's Nose, Why Mona Lisa Smiles, Infinite Jest, Michelangelo and the Finger of God, and A Brief History of the Artist from God to Picasso. Read more
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