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Artistic Greatness: A Comparative Exploration of Michelangelo, Beethoven, & Monet
Why are some artists and musicians held up as Great while others are merely considered good? Artistic Greatness examines the intimate details of the lives of three of the world's greatest artistic geniuses to provide an answer. What did these men have in common? Part history, part biography, and part sociological chronicle, Artistic Greatness is a work of art in itself.
384 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 1999
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March 13, 2023
McBurney chooses three exceptional individuals to research and compare in his attempt to understand the subject of his book, ARTISTIC GREATNESS.
I thought each of his chapters – on Michelangelo, Beethoven and Monet – were fascinating. Perhaps they were not scholarly in the usual sense but they were well written and encapsulated much of what is interesting and relevant about each man and his place in the social environment of his time.
As an extraordinarily lucky person who is well acquainted with the products of these artistic geniuses, I recommend this book
I thought each of his chapters – on Michelangelo, Beethoven and Monet – were fascinating. Perhaps they were not scholarly in the usual sense but they were well written and encapsulated much of what is interesting and relevant about each man and his place in the social environment of his time.
As an extraordinarily lucky person who is well acquainted with the products of these artistic geniuses, I recommend this book
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