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Michelangelo and the Reinvention of the Human Body

Michelangelo and the Reinvention of the Human Body

James Hall · 2005 · 328 pages

Criticism and interpretationHuman beings in art.Human beings in artHuman figure in artNude in artMichelangelo buonarroti, 1475-1564

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A brand new critical analysis of Michelangelo's work looks through the lens of the artist's depiction of the human body to dispel myths about his "obsessions" while establishing him as an important artist who used the body to explore deeper truths.

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