Michelangelo by Christof Thoenes

Michelangelo by Christof Thoenes

This XL edition traces the extraordinary depth and breadth of Michelangelos work and his ascent to the elite of the Renaissance and art history. Ten richly illustrated chapters cover the artists paintings, sculptures, and architecture, with special focus on the tour de force frescoes of the Sistine Chapel.

“If a visit to the Sistine Chapel is not on the cards, this magnificent book is the next best thing…” * The Sunday Express Magazine *

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. 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.

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ISBN 13	9783836586122
ISBN 10	3836586126
Title	Michelangelo
Author	Christof Thoenes
Series	Fantastic Price Ser
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Taschen GmbH
Year published	2022-04-06
Number of pages	480
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