Miguel Ángel

<p>Before reaching the tender age of 30, <strong>Michelangelo Buonarroti </strong>(1475–1564) had already sculpted <em>Pietà</em> and <em>David</em>, 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—<strong>no artist before or after him has ever produced such a vast, multifaceted, and wide-ranging œuvre</strong>.<br /><br /> This fresh TASCHEN edition traces Michelangelo’s <strong>ascent to the cultural elite of the Renaissance. </strong>Ten richly illustrated chapters cover the artist’s paintings, sculptures, and architecture, including a<strong> close analysis of the artist’s tour de force frescoes in the Sistine Chapel</strong>. Full-page reproductions and enlarged details allow readers to appreciate the finest details in the artist’s repertoire, while the book’s <strong>biographical essay</strong> considers Michelangelo’s more personal traits and circumstances, such as his solitary nature, his thirst for money and commissions, his immense wealth, and his skill as a property investor.</p>