Full Description
Michelangelo's men are world famous. Everyone knows his David and his The Creation of Adam at the centre of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. His powerful, muscular nudes, precise anatomical drawings and magnificent, androgynous figures left a profound mark on art history.
In this book, leading international art historians look at Michelangelo's men with fresh eyes and from every angle. How was he influenced by classical sculpture and what drew him to the Neoplatonic ideal of perfection and beauty? Did he dissect cadavers himself? What role did models play? And what did the male physique mean to him personally - both in his veneration of Christ's body and in his intimate friendships with other, frequently young men? This key aspect of his art has never before been placed centre stage.
Michelangelo's exceptional works are reproduced here in all their glory and with numerous details, making this book a visual must-have for every art lover.
With contributions from, amongst others, Martin Gayford, Paul Joannides, Michael Rocke, and Jennifer Sliwka.
Contents
11. Preface
14. Concise Timeline
17. Introduction. Michelangelo's Men
Klazina Botke, Terry van Druten and Martin Gayford
Love
35. 'Masculine Love'. Michelangelo and Boys
Michael Rocke
49. Poems and Letters. How Michelangelo Wrote the Unseeable and Drew the Unsayable
Raymond Carlson
Body
73 Michelangelo and Antiquity. Ongoing Training
Martin Gayford
99. Baccio's Balls. Michelangelo and the Ideal Model
Terry van Druten
123. Michelangelo and the Anatomy of the Artist
Eric Boot
Mind
153. Michelangelo, Neoplatonism and the Idealised Body
Marieke van den Doel
173. Michelangelo and the Divine Body. Between Crucifixion and
Resurrection
Jennifer Sliwka
Connection
203. Michelangelo's Battle of Cascina. Its Context and
Development
Paul Joannides
233. Friend and Enemy. The Men in Michelangelo's Life
Klazina Botke
250. Notes
255. Catalogue of Exhibited Works
271. Bibliography
279. Index
281. Explanatory Notes
282. About the Authors
282. Acknowledgements
283. Photo Credits
284. Colophon
