{"product_id":"michelangelo-his-epic-life-paperback","title":"Michelangelo: His Epic Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMartin Gayford\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere was an epic sweep to Michelangelo's life. At 31 he was considered the finest artist in Italy, perhaps the world; long before he died at almost 90 he was widely believed to be the greatest sculptor or painter who had ever lived (and, by his enemies, to be an arrogant, uncouth, swindling miser). For decade after decade, he worked near the dynamic center of events: the vortex at which European history was changing from Renaissance to Counter Reformation. Few of his works--including the huge frescoes of the Sistine Chapel Ceiling, the marble giant \u003ci\u003eDavid\u003c\/i\u003e and the Last Judgment\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003ewere small or easy to accomplish. Like a hero of classical mythology--such as Hercules, whose statue Michelangelo carved in his youth--he was subject to constant trials and labors. In \u003ci\u003eMichelangelo\u003c\/i\u003e, Martin Gayford describes what it felt like to be Michelangelo Buonarroti, and how he transformed forever our notion of what an artist could be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartin Gayford \u003c\/b\u003eis art critic for the \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e. Among his publications are \u003ci\u003eA Bigger Message\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMan with a Blue Scarf\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOn Sitting for a Portrait by Lucian Freud\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eConstable in Love\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Yellow House\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 688\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 x 9.1 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53453194690867,"sku":"9780241299425","price":56.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/DTFrHbzsNy9780241299425.webp?v=1781206748","url":"https:\/\/rbangel-store.myshopify.com\/products\/michelangelo-his-epic-life-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}