The first half of this stunning new book explores Michelangelo's fascinating life through his family, friends, patrons and commissions. Born near Florence in 1475 Michelangelo grew up surrounded by new forms of architecture, painting and sculpture. His influences and achievements are explained clearly and comprehensively with informative and attractive illustrations throughout. The second half of the book contains a comprehensive gallery of over 300 of his major works of sculpture, painting and architecture. These superb reproductions are accompanied by thorough analysis of each artwork and its significance with the context of Michelangelo's life, his technique and his body of work as a whole.

About the Author
Rosalind Ormiston is a researcher, lecturer and author with a wide range of interests in art, architecture and design history. Since 2002 she has been a lecturer in art and architectural history at Kingston University, London with a specialist field of Renaissance Italy. She writes for academic publications and consumer periodicals. Published work includes The Colour Source Book (2007), Alphonse Mucha: Masterworks (2008) and Art Deco: The Golden Age of Graphic Art and Illustration (2008).


Book Information
ISBN 9780754820772
Author Rosalind Ormiston
Format Hardback
Page Count 256
Imprint Lorenz Books
Publisher Anness Publishing
Dimensions(mm) 309mm * 242mm * 23mm