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The Two Michelangelos (Hardcover)
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The Two Michelangelos (Hardcover)
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Through historical coincidence that almost takes on a mythical
character, 'Michelangelo' was the given name not only of the
Florentine sculptor, but also of the painter who grew up in
Caravaggio, a provincial town in Lombardy, about 25 miles east of
Milan. Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, commonly called by
reference to his hometown, produced revolutionary paintings whose
impact was as great - at the beginning of the 1600s - as the other
Michelangelo's art had been a century earlier. In this book, author
Bette Talvacchia explores the significant, but little-discussed,
connection between the 'two Michelangelos'. She exposes the dynamic
relationship between their work through looking at the ways in
which Caravaggio creatively responded to the art of his namesake
from the start of his youthful arrival in Rome. In addition, she
suggests how Michelangelo's overwhelming achievement was a model
that helped to drive the young Caravaggio's powerful ambition and
shape his identity as an artist. With lucid and intelligent prose,
this fascinating book sheds light on the similar 'artistic
temperament' constructed in the biographies of each artist -
glorifying their rebellious, anti-social behaviour and
uncompromising artistic principles - examined both in its
historical and contemporary configurations. Why does our culture
find these two artists so compelling, and how were they seen in
their time and in the intervening centuries until our own day?
Linking the past to the present, Talvacchia encourages readers to
appreciate more fully the individual works discussed, and to
reflect upon the continuing relevance of these two artists to the
culture of the present day.
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