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Michelangelo: A Life in Six Masterpieces Hardcover – July 22, 2014

by Miles J. Unger (Author)
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Product Details

  • Hardcover: 448 pages
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster (July 22, 2014)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1451678746
  • ISBN-13: 978-1451678741
  • Product Dimensions: 6.2 x 1.3 x 9.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (58 customer reviews)
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29 of 31 people found the following review helpful
Not Perfect, But Close Enough
By Timothy Haugh VINE VOICE on August 20, 2014
Format: Hardcover
In nearly every field there are numerous practitioners who are competent and some who might even be termed great; however, there are never more than a handful that are geniuses so far above the norm that nearly everyone will have heard of them. (Actors: Olivier, Brando. Golfers: Palmer, Nicholas, Woods. Presidents: Washington, Lincoln, Roosevelt.) There are some who are so influential that their names live on even centuries after their death. (Shakespeare, for example. Or Isaac Newton.)

Asked to name a sculptor, how many names would the average person be able to come up with? Rodin? Maybe. Michelangelo? Certainly. I mention sculpting for a couple reasons. First, despite his varied achievements in art, Michelangelo considered himself primarily a sculptor. Second, though as a painter and architect Michelangelo was superior, in these fields he had competition. As a sculptor, he had no equal. With his paintings, he would be mentioned in the same breath as Leonardo and Raphael. Add in the sculptures, and Michelangelo stands alone.

As such, Michelangelo continues to be written about often over 500 years after his birth. We continue to wonder about him and try to understand his genius. The latest attempt in this endless process is this biography by Mr. Unger.

Subtitled “A Life in Six Masterpieces”, Mr. Unger sparks discussions of various periods in Michelangelo’s long life with certain achievements: the Pietà as the triumph of his youth, the Giant (usually referred to as the David) as his ultimate masterpiece, the Sistine Chapel Ceiling as his mastering of fresco, the Medici Tombs as the facility of a master sculptor, the Last Judgment as a late masterpiece, and his work on St. Peter’s Basilica as the drive in the decline of his later years.Read more ›
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
a superb and detailed lesson in art appreciation of the great Michelangelo
By John E. Drury VINE VOICE on August 21, 2014
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Miles Unger skillfully weaves the history of Michelangelo with a studied art critique of six of his masterpieces; the Pieta', David, the Sistine Chapel, the Medici Chapel and Sacristy, the Last Judgment, and Saint Peter's Cathedral. With the exception of David, the first two of these great works are unapproachable in detail for the layperson as the Pieta' sits behind glass far from the eyeballs of "the madding crowd" and one's access to the Sistine Chapel is far distant and mostly hurried along by the Vatican crowd chasers. One really needs time and patience to appreciate it (and "The Last Judgment" in the Chapel). Unger's book will be a fine companion to any visitor to the Vatican as this book is an extraordinary lesson on art appreciation.

Unger's scholarly observation on sculpture enlightens; "[t]he paradox of carved sculpture is that form and matter are in conflict; the more there is of one, the less there is of the other." The languid body of Jesus of the Pieta' is compared in delicacy to when "the priest at Mass holds up the consecrated host, miraculously transformed by ritual into the flesh of the Redeemer." Catholics know this is a holy moment for them.

Michelangelo's David is the new man celebrated by the Renaissance; "the abstract notion of Man as the architect of his own destiny." And yet, he is not pleased with the present placement of this most recognizable statue inside the Florence's Accademia; "plucked from its original setting [in front of the Palazzo Della Signoria], function gave way to pure form." David is now in a "bland, climate-controlled conceptual bubble." The steadfastness of Unger's opinions is undeniable.

On the Sistine Chapel, he is equally opinionated; "it is as much allusion as illusion ...Read more ›
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22 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Caution: Genius at Work
By David Wineberg TOP 500 REVIEWER on July 30, 2014
Format: Hardcover
I can honestly say I've never read a biography as gripping as Michelangelo. His life was a constant controversy. He made enemies, he dodged (metaphorical) bullets, and he made art. He was an unpleasant misogynist who ironically adored nothing more than portraying the human body. He was universally recognized as the greatest, within his own lifetime. He lied and embellished, but his art speaks for itself. It all makes for a great read.

He was doubly cursed; he lived in interesting times, and was an interesting character. Michelangelo's greatest achievement was to fuse the artist and his work. That is a huge transition point, centered on Michelangelo in this warts and all biography. Because in addition to taking art in a whole new direction, complementing rather than being subservient to religion, Michelangelo turns out to be arrogant, obnoxious, self-centered, narcissistic, antisocial, overbearing and uncaring about any of it. Despite it all, he was the first superstar of art.

He never married, and there were of course questions about his sexual preferences, what with all those nude males he clearly preferred. He deflected them all by saying his art was all the wife he could handle. Later in life, he risked having close relationships with younger men. He was a drama queen; his favorite tactic was to threaten to quit unless he got everything he wanted. And he quit often anyway. He was a notorious abandoner, starting projects and never completing them. There are far more of them than completed works.

Despite abusing his body with little food, minimal rest, and zero care, he lived into his eighties. He outlived nine popes, and worked with five of them.Read more ›
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