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... Michelangelo worked in marble sculpture all his life and in the other arts only at certain periods . The high regard for the Sistine ceiling is partly a reflection of the greater attention paid to painting in ... Michelangelo 55 MICHELANGELO.
... Michelangelo worked in marble sculpture all his life and in the other arts only at certain periods . The high regard for the Sistine ceiling is partly a reflection of the greater attention paid to painting in ... Michelangelo 55 MICHELANGELO.
Page 58
... Michelangelo's drawings with rapid lively execution reflecting this flexible new pattern have been much admired , often in terms of pure form . When the Medici returned in 1530 , Michelangelo re- turned to work on their family tombs ...
... Michelangelo's drawings with rapid lively execution reflecting this flexible new pattern have been much admired , often in terms of pure form . When the Medici returned in 1530 , Michelangelo re- turned to work on their family tombs ...
Page 60
... Michelangelo : His Life , Work , and Times ( 1984 ) , a brief chronological overview ; JAMES S. ACKERMAN , The Architecture of Michelangelo , 2nd ed . ( 1986 ) , an analysis of the artist's buildings expressed in terms usually applied ...
... Michelangelo : His Life , Work , and Times ( 1984 ) , a brief chronological overview ; JAMES S. ACKERMAN , The Architecture of Michelangelo , 2nd ed . ( 1986 ) , an analysis of the artist's buildings expressed in terms usually applied ...
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