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Michelangelo and the reinvention of the human body
By Hall, James W. & Buonarroti, Michelangelo
- ISBN
- 978-0-37420-883-7
- Publisher
- New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on July 15, 2005
Writing in an easily readable, almost conversational style, Hall (The World as Sculpture ) shows his bias in favor of Michelangelo's art--which, he says, "tends to obliterate everything in its vicinity." Hall's purpose is to take a fresh look at the body language of Michelangelo's figures, discuss the sculptor's preoccupation with portraying the male nude, an...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
