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9780312314422

Il Gigante Michelangelo, Florence, and the David 1492-1504

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  • ISBN13:

    9780312314422

  • ISBN10:

    0312314426

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2003-07-14
  • Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books

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Summary

British Praise for "Il Gigante: "There is certainly nothing rushed about this excellent account of the world's greatest sculptor... Through Gill's sensitive and accessible reading of the David in particular we can perhaps feel a little closer to [Michelangelo]... It would be well-deserved if this book is as successful as those by [Dava] Sobel and [Ross] King - Gill is a perceptive and accessible critic" - "Sunday Herald "A few pages into Anton Gill's new book and any readers who have never seen a Renaissance painting or sculpture will be packing their bags and heading for Italy. Not a page goes by without the excitement and drama of this period catching at your imagination... A compelling story that is well told." - "Country Living "Gill's project may be ambitious, but his style and approach are aimed firmly at the general reader. In this he succeeds admirably and as an introduction to the Italian Renaissance "Il Gigante could hardly be bettered." - "Daily Mail

Author Biography

Anton Gill was educated at Chigwell School and Clare College, Cambridge. He became a full-time writer in 1984 after a few years working in the theatre, for the Arts Council and for the BBC. He is the author of a number of books, largely in the field of contemporary history, including studies of Germany before, during, and after World War II. He is also the author of Art Lover, a highly acclaimed biography of the collector of surreal and abstract art Peggy Guggenheim. When he isn't writing, Anton Gill travels. When he is, he lives in Bloomsbury, London.

Table of Contents

Map: Italy C. 1500p. x
Forewordp. 1
List of Illustrationsp. 3
Preludep. 5
A Prince and a Cityp. 25
A Birth and a Beginningp. 77
Tumultp. 115
Travelsp. 129
The Monkp. 145
Romep. 163
The Sling and the Bowp. 199
The Triumph of Davidp. 229
Il Gigantep. 265
Departurep. 301
Select Bibliographyp. 325
Indexp. 329
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