Customer Review: A thoughtful, thought-provoking and enlightening account of what's between the brush strokes of Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel. I highly recommend this fascinating, erudite and very readable book.
I was taken aback when, within the first chapter, the author noted how Alaric (the Goth) had difficulty keeping his Huns (no kidding) from sacking Rome. I wanted to give Manchester the benefit of a doubt, but within the first chapter he totally neglected factual content in favor of... more info
Customer Review: I had to purchase this book as my required textbook for a Modernism class. Needless to say, when the quarter is over, this book is not getting resold! It's well bound, fabulous pictures, and very captivating reading. Yes, it's a textbook, but it's by Taschen and it's something to keep on your... more info
Customer Review: This is a beautiful book, informative and visually stunning at the same time. You can't beat the price, either. A great practical alternative to the actual notebooks, because you get glosses and explanatory bits in this edition that put them in the context of his other work.
Customer Review: This book is beautiful and thorough, and even though I had to buy it for class, I am very glad that I did and will keep it when the semester is over. The price was right and I love the book.
Customer Review: I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. Many of the stories are things I have heard before, but woven seemlessly into an insightful narrative. King's assessment of Michelangelo's ceiling and its radical importance in pictorial history is correct in its context and amplitude; my knowledge thereby... more info
Customer Review: Amazing to read a book written in the 1500's, by a guy who personally knew Michelangeo, Da Vinci and other of the world's greatest artists. He gives first hand accounts of some very cool experiences. I love this book! It's unlike anything I've read before. It's the world's first "art history"... more info
Customer Review: Well, contemporary for Niccolo Machiavelli. But this book has enduring relevance for anyone who has to spend time among those courting the politically powerful. It would be easy to dismiss this as without current relevance, but that would be a clear indication of either naiveté about... more info
Customer Review: Having recently co-authored a novel that focuses on art and love in Renaissance Italy, and on the intimate lives of the women who lived in it, I was delighted to see the magnificent catalogue published to accompany the Metropolitan Museum exhibition on Art and Love in Renaissance Italy. Lavishly... more info
