{"product_id":"michelangelo-biography-of-a-genius-by-bruno-nardini","title":"'Michelangelo: Biography of a Genius' by Bruno Nardini","description":"\u003ch4 data-start=\"203\" data-end=\"599\"\u003eA compact biography of Michelangelo, tracing the life of the sculptor, painter, architect and impossible Renaissance personality behind the \u003cem data-start=\"343\" data-end=\"350\"\u003eDavid\u003c\/em\u003e, the Sistine Chapel ceiling, the Medici tombs and St Peter’s.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"203\" data-end=\"599\"\u003eNardini writes Michelangelo as both historical figure and force of temperament: devotional, difficult, obsessive, physically and spiritually driven by the problem of making matter speak. Good for readers after a readable artist biography rather than a heavy academic monograph. It sits well with Renaissance art, Florence, Italian history, creative obsession, and the idea of “genius” as something less tidy than the word usually suggests: labour, patronage, politics, faith, ambition, loneliness, and a frankly alarming relationship to marble.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"960\" data-end=\"1249\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGiunti paperback. Original title \u003cem data-start=\"1021\" data-end=\"1049\"\u003eIncontro con Michelangiolo\u003c\/em\u003e, translated by Catherine Frost. First edition February 1999; this appears to be a later reprint, printed in Italy. Good second-hand condition overall, with light cover marking, edgewear and handling.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45689713918035,"sku":null,"price":13.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/thebowerbooker_77.png?v=1781161432","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/michelangelo-biography-of-a-genius-by-bruno-nardini","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}