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1	Agony and the Ecstasy: A Biographical Novel of Michelangelo more books like this by Irving Stone A #1 New York Times bestselling classic that "glows with the fire of one of the world's greatest geniuses" (Saturday Review Syndicate). Celebrating the 500th anniversary of Michelangelo's David, NAL releases a special edition of Irving Stone's classic biographical novel in which both the artist and the man are brought to life in full. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Michelangelo & the Pope's Ceiling more books like this by Ross King In 1508, Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. He had been strongly advised against doing so. At 12,000 square feet, the ceiling represented one of the largest such projects ever attempted; and the thirty-three-year-old Michelangelo had very little experience of the physically and technically taxing ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Agony and the Ecstasy more books like this by Irving Stone This is Irving Stone's powerful and passionate biographical novel of Michelangelo. His time: the turbulent Renaissance, the years of poisoning princes, warring popes, the all-powerful Medici family, the fanatic monk Savonarola. His loves: the frail and lovely daughter of Lorenzo de Medici; the ardent mistress of Marco Aldovrandi; and his last love ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.20! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Agony and the Ecstasy: A Novel of Michelangelo more books like this by Irving Stone see all copies from $1.99! new only from $63.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Michelangelo's Notebook more books like this by Paul Christopher New York University student Finn Ryan discovers a drawing of a dissected corpse believed to have been made by Michelangelo. When her boyfriend is killed, Finn flees and finds book dealer Michael Valentine. Together, they race to expose a secret from World War II that lies in the heart of the Vatican. Original. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.49! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Michelangelo more books like this by Howard Hibbard see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.35! \| first editions
7	Michelangelo and the Reinvention of the Human Body more books like this by James Hall '[Michelangelo] was constantly flaying dead bodies, in order to study the secrets of anatomy, thus beginning to give perfection to the great knowledge of design that he afterwards acquired.' Giorgio Vasari, Life of Michelangelo, 1568. Michelangeo's art is exhilarating, but also bewildering. What is the source of its incomparable power? In this ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.50! \| first editions
8	The Passion Dream Book more books like this by Whitney Otto With Her Trademark Originality, Whitney Otto Tells the story of a bohemian couple and the years they spend finding and losing each other. The Passion Dream Book is about artists, their tendency to colonize and to migrate. A blending of fiction with history, the story begins in the Italian Renaissance with a girl named Giulietta, the daughter of a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Michelangelo more books like this by Diane Stanley (Illustrator) With her lively narrative and superb illustrations, Stanley captures the life of an artist whose work amazes to this day, and provides a thrilling introduction for young readers to Michelangelo's work and the colorful world of Renaissance Italy. Full color. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.35! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	The life of Michelangelo Buonarroti more books like this by John Addington Symonds The artistic genius of Michelangelo (1475-1564) is beyond question. One the most important figures in the history of art, his monumental paintings in the Sistine Chapel, his sculpture David in Florence, and his Pieta at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome are among the greatest human achievements of all time and remain the most visited and admired works ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $20.87! \| first editions \| SVS
11	Michelangelo: A Biography more books like this by George Bull Using recent research, as well as letters, records and the established biographies, this book examines the life of Michelangelo Buonarroti, placing him in the context of Renaissance Italy. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $17.43! \| first editions \| SVS
12	Natural history of intellect and other papers more books like this by Ralph Waldo Emerson 1903. With a general index to Emerson's collected works. The content of this volume emerged from lectures given by Emerson. He was truly the center of the Transcendental movement and the founder of a distinctly American philosophy emphasizing optimism, individuality, and mysticism. One of the most influential literary figures of the nineteenth ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $24.17! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Michelangelo more books like this by Linda Murray Contemporaries saw Michelangelo as the greatest artist of all times, recognizing in his creations an inspiration more divine than human. Today our appreciation of Michelangelo's sublime vision, and of his matchless gifts as sculptor, painter, architect and poet, has been strengthened and enriched by the perspective of four centuries. And ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.83! \| first editions
14 view cover	Masters of Art: Michelangelo more books like this by Frederick Hartt This volume includes all of Michelangelo's paintings, as well as a selection of his work in sculpture and architecture. Numerous full-color details capture the works' staggering depth of meaning and magnificent beauty. Frederick Hartt, the great scholar of Italian Renaissance art, provides a fascinating account of Michelangelo's titanic genius. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.52! \| first editions
15 view cover	Michelangelo more books like this by Lutz Heusinger, Lisa C Pelletti (Translator) see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
16 view cover	Michelangelo: Second Edition more books like this by Howard Hibbard, Shirley G Hibbard In this masterly, Howard Hibbard relates Michelangelos art to his life and to the times in which he lived, relying on the earliest biographies and the latest scholarly research as well as on Michelangelos own letters and poems. What emerges is both a perspective appraisal of his work and a revealing life history of the man who was arguably the ... see all copies from $4.93! new only from $42.68! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Complete Poems of Michelangelo more books like this by Michelangelo Michelangelo studied and wrote poetry throughout his life, and his finest literary efforts are allied with the masterwoks of his visual art, and this translation captures the pathos, complexity, and ardor of both Michelangelo's language and his poetic temperament. The text gives a glimpse into one of the most fascinating minds in the history of ... see all copies from $2.25! new only from $10.36! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Michelangelo's 'Last Judgment' more books like this by Marcia Hall (Editor) Michelangelo's Last Judgment was the most criticized and discussed painting of the sixteenth century. The subject of the Last Judgment has been a barometer of cultural mood throughout history. It can be interpreted, as Michelangelo did, as the moment when mortals attain immortal bliss or, in more unsettled times, as the terrifying moment when we ... see all copies from $4.45! new only from $4.45! \| SVS
19 view cover	Michelangelo: The Medici Chapel more books like this by James H Beck, Bruno Santi, Antonio Paolucci When Michelangelo left Florence for Rome in 1534, the Medici tombs were unfinished, but there was no question of another sculptor being brought in to complete them. They were already icons of artistic perfection, which it would be sacrilege for anyone else to touch. That eminence they retain to this day. The two seated Medici Dukes and the ... see all copies from $17.96! new only from $44.41! \| first editions
20	Michelangelo Pieta P more books like this by Robert Hupka, Michelangelo 150 Photographs & text in 6 languages by Robert Hupka. 9" X 6" soft cover high quality art book. "I have never seen a book like it. It combines a highly original appraisal & sensitive technique with a totally miraculous subject & really ought to be better known."--Art Historian, Sir Ernst Gombrich. see all copies from $20.00!
21 view cover	Architecture of Michelangelo more books like this by James S. Ackerman In this widely acclaimed work, James Ackerman considers in detail the buildings designed by Michelangelo in Florence and Rome--including the Medici Chapel, the Farnese Palace, the Basilica of St. Peter, and the Capitoline Hill. He then turns to an examination of the artist's architectural drawings, theory, and practice. As Ackerman points out, ... see all copies from $8.00! new only from $21.57! \| first editions
22 view cover	The Life of Michelangelo more books like this by Ascanio Condivi Ascanio Condivi, a young pupil of and assistant to Michelangelo, gained the trust and respect of the great artist. This is a reissued translation of Condivi's account of Michelangelo's life. The biography is based to a large extent on the artist's own words, telling the story of his life, his relationship with his patrons, his objectives as an ... see all copies from $20.00! new only from $27.00!
23	Michelangelo Buonarroti more books like this by Ernest Raboff Discusses the life and art of the Renaissance sculptor, poet, and painter. Includes color and black and white reproductions of many of his works. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $57.46! \| first editions
24 view cover	Michelangelo: Architect more books like this by Giulio Carlo Argan, Bruno Contardi Michelangelo's sculpture and painting transformed Renaissance art. But he also created an important architectural legacy, one so boldly advanced in conception that it was not properly understood for nearly a century after his death. Most of his designs were never built, and today very little of what was constructed remains untouched and faithful ... see all copies from $51.95! new only from $75.00! \| first editions
25	Michelangelo's David: A Search for Identity more books like this by Charles Seymour see all copies from $5.31! first editions

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