Publisher | CHATTO & WINDUS |
ISBN 13 | 9780701172701 |
ISBN 10 | 0701172703 |
Book Description | This is a bold and absorbing study of the body language of Michelangelo’s figures and his preoccupation with the male nude. The study will shed a dramatic new light on many of the artist’s most familiar works, including the statue of David. |
Editorial Review | In this stimulating book...James Hall has set himself a heroic task in attempting to give a fresh interpretation of [Michelangelo]...[He] makes one think about the great man and his work anew, which is a considerable achievement. - Martin Gayford, Sunday Telegraph. A substantial and intriguing contribution to the study of Renaissance art at a crucial moment in its evolution...[Hall] has opened his subject up. Michelangelo the Modern Artist, Michelangelo torn between virtue and desire, is a new Michelangelo indeed. - William Packer, Financial Times. For each of his persuasive eight chapters, Hall takes one key idea from Michelangelo's work and suggests parallels or sources...[But] in making his Michelangelo in the image of the artist's own time, [he] still succeeds in reminding us of a very modern hero. - Margaret Reynolds, The Times" --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. |
About the Author | James Hall, a former art critic of the Guardian, was awarded the first Bernard Denvir Prize for an outstanding young critic. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. |
Language | English |
Format | Hardcover |
Author | James Hall |
Edition Number | 1 |
Publication Date | 06/01/2005 |
Number of Pages | 240 |
Michelangelo and the Reinvention of the Human Body printed_book_hardback english - 06/01/2005