Three Worlds of Michelangelo

by James H. Beck, Michelangelo Buonarroti

Provides a critical analysis of the events, ideas, and individuals who influenced Michelangelo's personal and creative life, profiling the three men who had a profound impact on his art--his father Lodovico Buonarroti, Lorenzo di Medici, and Pope Julius II

Genres: Biography, Art, Renaissance

Hardcover

First published February 1, 1999

Reviews

[Stephanie Storey · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm obsessed with Michelangelo and have read pretty much everything there is out there to read about him -- but I did enjoy this rendition. I didn't learn anything NEW (like I said, I've read a LOT), but I did enjoy the construction, basing Michelangelo's life around the three most important father figures: Il Magnifico Lorenzo de Medici; the artist's father Ludovico Buonarroti; and Pope Julius II. If you're a Michelangelo fan, it's worth a read, but also, if you're relatively new to the artist, I think this is a great way to enter into his life...

[Peter Milligan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Weird memory: 1st book I read after law school.