Antique Book Set COMPLETE Michelangelo w/ BEAUTIFUL PLATES HCDJ

Description: Life of Michael Angelo, in Two Volumes by Herman Grimm,.Translated By Fanny Elizabeth Bennett. Published by Little, Brown and Co. 1903. Illustrated with photogravure plates of Michaelangelo's works of art. This stunning 2-volume hardcover set is bound in the original Red cloth with gilt titles and elaborate decorations on front boards and spines. Red dust jackets with gilt spine titles. The copyright date is 1896. The detailed text is illustrated by a plethora of photogravure plates in black and white. Edited by the German art historian and publicist Herman Grimm (1828-1901). Life of Michael Angelo is an account of the life of the famous Italian painter, sculptor, architect, and poet. It comes in two Volumes. Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) A decisive influence on the development of the classical Renaissance, Michelangelo was also a crucial source of inspiration for the art of the Mannerist period, the Counter-Reformation, and the Baroque. Michelangelo was considered the greatest living artist in his lifetime, and ever since then he has been held to be one of the greatest artists of all time. A number of his works in painting, sculpture, and architecture rank among the most famous in existence. He is best known for the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, and his sculptures David and Pieta. CONTENTS OF VOLUME I CHAPTER FIRST Florence and Italy - The Earliest Ages of the City - The Strife of Parties - Dante - Cimabue - Giotto - The Medici - Ghiberti - Brunelleschi - Donatello - First Appearance of Leonardo da Vinci CHAPTER SECOND The Great Men of History - The Sources of Michael Angelo's Life - Vasari's Connection with Condivi - The Italian Historians - The Florentine and London Papers - The Buonarroti Family - Birth and Early Youth of Michael Angelo - Francesco Granacci - The Brothers Ghirlandajo - Lorenzo dei Medici - The Conspiracy of the Pazzi - The Gardens of the Medici - Life in Florence, and her Artists CHAPTER THIRD Savonarola - Lorenzo's Death - Change of Things in Florence - Irruption of the French into Italy - Michael Angelo's Flight to Venice - Expulsion of the Medici- Michael Angelo in Bologna - The New Republic in Florence under Savonarola - Michael Angelo's Return - The Marble Cupid - Journey to Rome CHAPTER FOURTH. Arrival in Rome - The City - Alexander Borgia and his Children - Pollajuolo - Melozzo da Forli - Mantegna-Cardinal Riario - The Madonna of Mr. Labouchère-The Bacchus - The Piet - State of things in Florence - Savonarola's Power and Ruin - Return to Florence CHAPTER FIFTH. Louis XII., King of France - Position of the Florentines in Italy - The Madonna at Bruges - The Madonna in the Tribune at Florence - Cesar Borgia before Florence-The David at the Gate of the Palace of the Government - The Twelve Apostles - The Copy of the David of Donatello - The Erection of the David - Leonardo da Vinci - Perugino - Michael Angelo's Adversaries - Death of Alexander Borgia - Leonardo's Cartoon of the Battle of the Cavalry - Leonardo contrasted with Michael Angelo - Cartoon of the Bathing Soldier - Raphael in Florence CHAPTER SIXTH Julius II. - Giuliano di San Gallo - Call to Rome- Bramante - The Pope's Mausoleum - Remodelling of the Old Basilica of St. Peter - Journey to Carrara - The Pope's Change of Mind - Flight - Julius's Letter to the Signiory of Florence -Offer on the Part of the Sultan - Return to Rome as Ambassador of the Republic- Campaign of the Pope against Bologna - Capture of the City - Cartoon of the Bathing Soldiers - Leonardo's Painting in the Hall of the Consiglio - Call to Bologna - Statue of the Pope - Difficulties in making the Cast - Disorders in Bologna - Erection of the Statue - Francesco Francia Albrecht Dürer in Bologna - Return to Florence CHAPTER SEVENTH Call to Rome - The Painting for the Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel -Difficulties of the Undertaking - Summoning of the Florentine Artists - Impatience of the Pope - Conclusion of the First Half of the Work - Raphael in Rome CHAPTER EIGHTH Raphael compared with Michael Angelo - Raphael's Sonnets - Raphael's Portrait of his Beloved One in the Bar-berini Palace - Michael Angelo's Poems - Continuation of the Paintings in the Sistine Chapel - Melancholy State of Mind - Letters to his Brothers and Father - Journey to the Pope at Bologna - Siege and Fall of Mirandula-The War of Julius II. for Bologna - Loss of the City - Evil condition and Mind of the Pope - Raphael's Pictures in the Vatican - Cardinal Giovanni dei Medici as Legate at Bologna - March against the City - Destruction of Julius's Statue - Taking of Bologna - The Medici with the Spanish Army before Florence - Flight of Soderini - Restoration of the Medici CHAPTER NINTH Vain Effort for Sebastian del Piombo - Julius's last Undertakings, and Death The Mausoleum - New Contract - The Moses - The Dying Youths - Destruction of the Cartoon of the Bathing Soldiers - Bandinelli - The Medici at the Height of their Power - Leo X. in Florence - Façade of San Lorenzo - Works in Carrara - Call to Rome - Undertaking of the Façade - Leonardo da Vinci - Sojourn in Rome - Raphael - Painting in the Farne-sina - Sebastian del Piombo's Scourging of Christ in San Pietro in Montorio, and the Raising of Lazarus. CONTENTS OF VOLUME II CHAPTER TENTH Journey to Rome in 1525 - Bandinelli - April disorders in Florence, in 1527- Conquest of Rome - Flight of the Medici from Florence - The Gonfalonier Capponi - Design of Atlas with the Globe - Bandinelli's Block of Marble-Fortification of the City - Journey to Ferrara Flight to Venice. Venice - Bellini, Giorgione, Titian - Dante - Return to Florence. Siege of Florence - Malatesta Baglioni - The Leda - Francesco Ferrucci - Decline of Liberty CHAPTER ELEVENTH Return of the Medicean Power - Reconciliation with the Pope- Work in the Sacristy - The Aurora - Ancient Art contrasted with Modern - The Dawn, the Evening Twilight, the Night - Alessandro dei Medici, Hereditary Lord of Florence - Negotiation with the Duke of Urbino -Journey to Rome, and new Contract respecting the Monument - Increased Work in the Sacristy - The Citadel of Florence - Erection of the Hercules Group Bandinelli - Death of Clement VII. CHAPTER TWELFTH Progress of Italian Painting from the Beginning to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century - Leonardo da Vinci's Influence - The Venetians - Correggio - Paul III. - The Last Judgment in the Sistine Chapel CHAPTER THIRTEENTH Plans against the Duke of Ferrara - The Brutus - Ippolito dei Medici - Alessandro dei Medici - The Emperor in Rome and Florence - The Reformation in Germany-The Great Council - The Pope's Change of Views re garding the Lutherans - Religious Movement in Italy - Death of the old Lodovico Buonarroti - Occhino's Party in Rome- The Oratorium of Divine Love - Caraffa-Overthrow of the Liberal Party in the Vatican - Inquisition in Rome CHAPTER FOURTEENTH Vittoria Colonna CHAPTER FIFTEENTH Julius's Mausoleum - The Paintings in the Capella Paoling - Aretino - Titian in Rome - Death of Giovansimone - Buonarroti - Death of Francis I. - Cosmo's Proposals - Leonardo Buonarroti - Antonio di San Gallo - The Church of St. Peter - Italian Architecture - Roman - Architecture - the Capitol- The Farnese Palace- Del. la Porta - Vignola - Ammanati - Vasari - Da Volterra - Cavalieri- Marcello Venusti-Pierino da Vinci - Last Work in Marble CHAPTER SIXTEENTH Death of Paul III. - Julius III. - Cervini - Caraffa - Intrigues in Rome - War against Tuscany - Cosmo's Proposals - War of Spain against Rome - Flight to Spoleto - Death of Urbino - New Intrigues - Nanni Bigio - Pius IV. - Last Works - Honorary Director of the Academy of Painting in Florence - Benvenuto Cellini - Sickness - Last Will - Death - Transmission of the Coffin to Florence - Funeral - Monument in Santa Croce CONCLUSION The Progress of Art up to our Own Day - Rubens - Carrvaggio - Rembrandt - Winckelmann - Carsten - Cornelius Appendix Index CONDITION: The books are in acceptable condition. The original partially transparent/translucent papers are still present. The dust jackets are worn, stained, and scuffed. Hinges are worn and relatively weak. Bumped cover corners. Pages have turned yellow from age. Foxing to paper commensurate with age. A few dog-eared corners. Volume II has some highlighting in pencil and some light scribble marks on the back of the List of Illustration’s page but the highlighting and the scribble marks do not obscure the text. There is also a tear on the endpaper at end of the book of Volume II. Please see photos. Please note that the text block is not neat. Not all the pages and edges are trimmed to the same size. They appear uncut or untrimmed, but this is intentional. Please see pictures. Please carefully review all photos for the condition of the books before purchasing. If you have any questions or would like additional photos please send me a message. THE PICTURES ARE TO BE CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE DESCRIPTION. 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