Michelangelo

The Complete Paintings, Sculptures and Architecture

Ranked #27 in Sculpture

Il divino
Meet the Renaissance master

Before reaching the tender age of 30, Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475 1564) had already sculpted Pieta and David, two of the most famous sculptures in the entire history of art. As a sculptor, painter, draftsman, and architect, the achievements of this Italian master are unique no artist before or after him has ever produced such a vast, multifaceted, and wide-ranging oeuvre.

This fresh TASCHEN edition traces Michelangelo s ascent to the cultural elite...
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