Wasserman, Jack

Michelangelo's Florence "Pieta"

      Princeton University Press. - 0691016216 Jacket with light edge wear else clean and tight, mark free book. This is NOT an ex-library discard, is theirs? Michelangelo's Florence "Pieta" (Hardcover) by Jack Wasserman (Author), Franca Trinchieri Camiz (Contributor), Timothy Verdon (Contributor), Peter Rockwell (Contributor), Aurelio Amendola (Photographer) Michelangelo produced three sculptures of the Madonna holding the dead Christ in her lap, called the Pieta. The first (1498-99) is at St. Peter's Cathedral in Rome. The second (ca.1550) is at the Museo Civico in Milan. The third, called the Florence Pieta and the subject of this exciting book, was started about 1550. Michelangelo worked on it for several years, attacked it one day with hammer and chisel, was stopped by a servant, and never touched it again. Later repaired, the Pieta passed through many hands until it ended up in the Museo dell'Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence, the subject of many long-raging controversies about why Michelangelo tried to destroy this beautiful work of art. Art historian Wasserman now analyzes numerous documentary studies and conducts a remarkably thorough physical examination of the Florence Pieta, including a gamma-ray scan of its interior, even using a virtual computerized model, which allows him to view the piece in ways that would be impossible in real life, all in an effort to replace speculation with fact. Utterly absorbing, this book sets new standards in art historical scholarship. Victor Cassidy Copyright American Library Association. All rights reserved # Hardcover: 272 pages # Publisher: Princeton University Press; Har/Cdr edition (November 18, 2002) # Language: English # ISBN-10: 0691016216 # ISBN-13: 978-0691016214 # Product Dimensions: 12.5 x 9.8 x 1 inches. [Attributes: Hard Cover]