Michelangelo's Dream
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Overview
Michelangelo's masterpiece The Dream ( Il Sogno) has been described as one of the finest of all Italian Renaissance drawings and is amongst The Courtauld Gallery's greatest treasures. Executed in c. 1533, The Dream exemplifies Michelangelo's unrivalled skill as draughtsman. Accompanying an exhibition at the Courtauld in 2010, this catalogue examines this celebrated work in the context of a group of closely related drawings by Michelangelo, as well as some of his original letters and poems and works by his contemporaries.
Synopsis
Michelangelo's Dream of Human Life is one of the finest of all Italian Renaissance drawings. This book explores the making and meaning of this celebrated drawing in the context of loosely related works by Michelangeo and his contemporaries. Letters and poems by Michelangelo shed further light on the masterpiece.