• An impressive new reference book on the life and works of Renaissance man Michelangelo – sculptor, painter, architect, engineer and poet

• Includes a fascinating exploration of the artist’s life, and the role he played in the Italian Renaissance – a unique period in art history

• Includes a comprehensive gallery of the works of Michelangelo, including sketches, paintings, frescoes, and architecture

• Explores the artist’s legacy and the great influence he had on European art

• Beautifully illustrated with 500 stunning images

The first half of this stunning new book explores Michelangelo’s fascinating life through his family, friends, patrons and commissions. Born near Florence in 1475 Michelangelo grew up surrounded by new forms of architecture, painting and sculpture. His influences and achievements are explained clearly and comprehensively with informative and attractive illustrations throughout. The second half of the book contains a comprehensive gallery of over 300 of his major works of sculpture, painting and architecture. These superb reproductions are accompanied by thorough analysis of each artwork and its significance within the context of Michelangelo’s life, his technique and his body of work as a whole.

About the Author Rosalind Ormiston is a researcher, lecturer and author with a wide range of interests in art, architecture and design history. Since 2002 she has been a lecturer in art and architectural history at Kingston University, London with a specialist field of Renaissance Italy. She writes for academic publications and consumer periodicals. Published work includes The Color Source Book (2007), Alphonse Mucha: Masterworks (2008) and Art Deco: The Golden Age of Graphic Art and Illustration (2008).