This book tells the remarkable story of a rare discovery: the uncovering of two lost paintings by the great Renaissance artist Michelangelo.
Like many stories of artistic loss, this one begins in a library in Italy, where Antonio Forcellino - a distinguished Michelangelo scholar and restorer - stumbled across some unpublished letters among the papers of Cardinal Ercole Gonzaga, son of Isabella d'Este and an extremely important figure in the Italian Renaissance. These letters comment on the paintings of Michelangelo in a way that...
Translated by Lucinda Byatt
This book tells the remarkable story of a rare discovery: the uncovering of two lost paintings by t...
Christoph Luitpold Frommel Claudia Echinger-Maurach Antonio Forcellino
In 1505, Michelangelo began planning the magnificent tomb for Pope Julius II, which would dominate the next forty years of his career. This definitive book thoroughly documents the art of the tomb and each stage of its complicated evolution.
In 1505, Michelangelo began planning the magnificent tomb for Pope Julius II, which would dominate the next forty years of his career. This definitive...
