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A reinterpretation of the early life and career of Michelangelo, arguably the greatest artist in history. It explores Michelangelo's involvement in the most troubling controversies of his age, and recreates Florence and Rome with sketches of Lorenzo the Magnificent, Leonardo, Julius II and Machiavelli.

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'Spike crystallizes historical detail into vivid , memorable imagery... Alternating between accounts of the turbulent political atmosphere and details of Michelangelo's most private moments in the sculpture studio, Spike creates a rich narrative that promises more intrigue than the best adventure novel' Publishers Weekly


'Michelangelo is a difficult man to like, but impossible to resist. Spike captures his magnetism, his drive and the sheer scale of his ambition' Sarah Bakewell, Sunday Times


'No art historian has got closer to Michelangelo than John T. Spike' Sunday Telegraph


'Tense and agile as an early sculpture, Young Michelangelo is a compelling portrait of the artist as a young man in a dangerous time' Peter Robb, author of M: The Man Who Became Caravaggio


'A crisply thorough biography' Christopher Bray, Daily Express

Young Michelangelo The Path To The Sistine

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      Publisher Duckworth Books
      Published 2/24/2011 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780715640661
      978-0715640661
      ISBN-10 0715640666
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      History of art Sculpture Biography: arts and entertainment

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A reinterpretation of the early life and career of Michelangelo, arguably the greatest artist in history. It explores Michelangelo's involvement in the most troubling controversies of his age, and recreates Florence and Rome with sketches of Lorenzo the Magnificent, Leonardo, Julius II and Machiavelli.

      Trade Review

      'Spike crystallizes historical detail into vivid , memorable imagery... Alternating between accounts of the turbulent political atmosphere and details of Michelangelo's most private moments in the sculpture studio, Spike creates a rich narrative that promises more intrigue than the best adventure novel' Publishers Weekly


      'Michelangelo is a difficult man to like, but impossible to resist. Spike captures his magnetism, his drive and the sheer scale of his ambition' Sarah Bakewell, Sunday Times


      'No art historian has got closer to Michelangelo than John T. Spike' Sunday Telegraph


      'Tense and agile as an early sculpture, Young Michelangelo is a compelling portrait of the artist as a young man in a dangerous time' Peter Robb, author of M: The Man Who Became Caravaggio


      'A crisply thorough biography' Christopher Bray, Daily Express

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