Authors:Ascanio Condivi, Hellmut Wohl,
Publisher: Pennsylvania State Univ Pr (Txt)
Keywords: michelangelo, life
Number of Pages: 154
Published: 1999-03-01
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 0271018534
ISBN-13: 9780271018539

Ascanio Condivi, a young pupil of and assistant to Michelangelo, gained the trust and respect of the great artist. This is a reissued translation of Condivi’s account of Michelangelo’s life. The biography is based to a large extent on the artist’s own words, telling the story of his life, his relationship with his patrons, his objectives as an artist and his accomplishments. First published in 1976, this translation now includes a revised introduction based on research, as well as a bibliography and endnotes section.

Authors:Ascanio Condivi,  Charles Holroyd, Dr. Charles
Publisher: Pallas Athene
Keywords: michelangelo, life
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 2007-04-01
List price: $17.95
ISBN-10: 1843680122
ISBN-13: 9781843680123

Michelangelo Buonarroti remains arguably the most powerful artist in the Western canon and a touchstone for all artistic endeavor. Painter, sculptor, architect, poet, he redefined not only the possibilities of the imagination, but also the very image of the artist. He was the first artist to be the subject of a biography in his lifetime, with the publication of Giorgio Vasari’s Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors and Architects in 1550. Dissatisfied with Vasari’s treatment, Michelangelo encouraged his close friend and fellow painter Ascanio Condivi to publish a rival bi