The genius of Michelangelo
Title:
The genius of Michelangelo
Author:
Wallace, William E.
Publication Information:
Chantilly, Va. : Teaching Co., [2007]
©2007
Physical Description:
6 videodiscs (1080 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 260 pages ; 19 cm).
Summary:
"The Pietà, the David, the Moses and the Sistine Chapel -- Michelangelo's genius is apparent in every medium he worked. In this course, internationally recognized Michelangelo expert, author, and professor William E. Wallace provides a fresh and insightful perspective on the life and work of Michelangelo, even including the Master's poetry. The 36 lectures feature more than 900 visuals, including stunning reproductions of the his sculptures, paintings, and architecture, as well as rough sketches, preparatory drawings, and photographs of the places he lived and worked"--Publisher's website.
General Note:
36 lectures on 6 discs, with 30 minutes per lecture.
Language:
English
Contents:
Who was Michelangelo? -- Aritist and aristocrat : Michelangelo's world -- An unconventional beginning -- Michelangelo's youth and early training -- Florence and Bologna in the early 1490s -- First visit to Rome and early patrons -- Bacchus and the Pietà -- Return to Florence and the David -- David and St. Matthew -- For the republic : the Battle of Cascina -- Taddei Tondo and the Pitti Tondo -- Doni Tondo -- Rome and the tomb of Julius II -- Bologna and the return to Rome -- Sistine Chapel -- Sistine Chapel, part 2 -- Sistine Chapel, part 3 -- A story of marble -- Medici Chapel sculpture -- Medici Chapel sculpture, part 2 -- bThe Medici Chapel sculpture, part 3 -- Laurentian Library -- Florence, a republic under siege, 1527-34 -- Inventing a new aesthetic : the Non-finito -- Michelangelo's drawings, 1520-40 -- Last Judgment -- Last Judgment, part 2 -- Pauline Chapel -- Completion of the Julius tomb; poetry -- Capitoline Hill projects ; Brutus -- New St. Peter's Basilica -- Michelangelo's Roman architecture -- Michelangelo's Roman architecture, part 2 -- Piety and pity : the Florentine Pietà -- Rondanini Pietà and the late poetry -- Death of Michelangelo : the master's legacy.
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ISBN:
9781598033366
