Michelangelo & Sebastiano /

The first publication to consider the relationship between these two major artists of the High Renaissance. Through most of Michelangelo's working life, one of his closest colleagues was the great Venetian painter Sebastiano del Piombo (1485--1541). The two men met in Rome in 1511, shortly afte...

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Author / Creator: Wivel, Matthias, 1975- (Auteur)
Other Authors / Creators:Joannides, Paul, writer of supplementary textual content.
Barbieri, Costanza, writer of supplementary textual content.
Verdon, Timothy, writer of supplementary textual content.
Baker-Bates, Piers, writer of supplementary textual content.
Danesi Squarzina, Silvia, writer of supplementary textual content.
Moore Ede, Minna A., writer of supplementary textual content.
Sliwka, Jennifer, writer of supplementary textual content.
Goudie, Allison, writer of supplementary textual content.
Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564. Works. Selections.
Sebastiano, del Piombo, 1485-1547. Works. Selections.
Other Corporate Authors / Creators:National Gallery (Great Britain), issuing body, host institution.
Format: Livre
Langue:English
Imprint: London : National Gallery Company, 2017.
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Résumé:The first publication to consider the relationship between these two major artists of the High Renaissance. Through most of Michelangelo's working life, one of his closest colleagues was the great Venetian painter Sebastiano del Piombo (1485--1541). The two men met in Rome in 1511, shortly after Sebastiano's arrival from his native city, and while Michelangelo was based in Florence from 1516 to 1534 Sebastiano remained one of his Roman confidants, painting several works after partial designs by him. This landmark publication is about the artists' extraordinary professional alliance and the friendship that underpinned it. It situates them in the dramatic context of their time, tracing their evolving artistic relationship through more than three decades of creative dialogue. Matthias Wivel and other leading scholars investigate Michelangelo's profound influence on Sebastiano and the Venetian artist's highly original interpretation of his friend's formal and thematic concerns. The lavishly illustrated text examines their shared preoccupation with the depiction of death and resurrection, primarily in the life of Christ, through a close analysis of drawings, paintings, and sculpture. The book also brings the austerely beautiful work of Sebastiano to a new audience, offering a reappraisal of this less famous but most accomplished artist.
The first publication to consider the relationship between these two major artists of the High Renaissance. Through most of Michelangelo's working life, one of his closest colleagues was the great Venetian painter Sebastiano del Piombo (1485--1541). The two men met in Rome in 1511, shortly after Sebastiano's arrival from his native city, and while Michelangelo was based in Florence from 1516 to 1534 Sebastiano remained one of his Roman confidants, painting several works after partial designs by him. This landmark publication is about the artists' extraordinary professional alliance and the friendship that underpinned it. It situates them in the dramatic context of their time, tracing their evolving artistic relationship through more than three decades of creative dialogue. Matthias Wivel and other leading scholars investigate Michelangelo's profound influence on Sebastiano and the Venetian artist's highly original interpretation of his friend's formal and thematic concerns. The lavishly illustrated text examines their shared preoccupation with the depiction of death and resurrection, primarily in the life of Christ, through a close analysis of drawings, paintings, and sculpture. The book also brings the austerely beautiful work of Sebastiano to a new audience, offering a reappraisal of this less famous but most accomplished artist.
Description:Published to accompany the Credit Suisse exhibition Michelangelo & Sebastiano held at the National Gallery in London, March 15 through June 25, 2017.
Description matérielle:271 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 29 cm
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (238-265) and index.
ISBN:9781857096088
1857096088
9781857096095
1857096096