Overview
From St. Peter’s Basilica to the Capitoline Hill, this unique resource—part biography, part history, and part travel guide—provides an intimate portrait of the relationship between Michelangelo and the city he restored to artistic greatness. Lavishly illustrated and richly informative, this travel companion tells the story of Michelangelo’s meteoric rise, his career marked by successive artistic breakthroughs, his tempestuous relations with powerful patrons, and his austere but passionate private life. Providing street maps that allow readers to navigate the city and discover Rome as Michelangelo knew it, each chapter focuses on a particular work that amazed Michelangelo’s contemporaries and modern tourists alike.
Synopsis
From St. Peter’s Basilica to the Capitoline Hill, this unique resource—part biography, part history, and part travel guide—provides an intimate portrait of the relationship between Michelangelo and the city he restored to artistic greatness. Lavishly illustrated and richly informative, this travel companion tells the story of Michelangelo’s meteoric rise, his career marked by successive artistic breakthroughs, his tempestuous relations with powerful patrons, and his austere but passionate private life. Providing street maps that allow readers to navigate the city and discover Rome as Michelangelo knew it, each chapter focuses on a particular work that amazed Michelangelo’s contemporaries and modern tourists alike.
examiner.com
The richness of your visit will only be compounded by this insightful book.
Editorials
Grizzled Old Traveler
Well-written, lively without being pat, informative without being burdensome, and at 163 pages, it's easily readable.Wandalust travel blog
Works well on many different levels . . . a great book.New Jersey Star-Ledger
Chockablock with information about the artist and his creations . . . that anyone interested in Michelangelo would want to see.Wandering Educators
An incredible read. Heading to Rome? Don't go without this book.
examiner.com
The richness of your visit will only be compounded by this insightful book.