As a colossal statue takes shape in Renaissance Florence, the lives of a master sculptor and a struggling painter become stunningly intertwined. Florence, 1500. Fresco painter Jacopo Torni longs to make his mark in the world. But while his peers enjoy prestigious commissions, his meager painting job
MICHELANGELO'S "DAVID": THE CONTINUING MYTHOLOGY
โ Scribed by Saul Levine
- Book ID
- 124904186
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Year
- 1985
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 936 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0737-4453
- DOI
- 10.2307/23202289
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