192 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
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Adrian Stokes was one of the twentieth century's finest and most discriminating writers on art. Of over twenty works of art criticism, Michelangelo was considered by Lawrence Gowing to be the most complete he ever wrote, presenting an understanding of the great artist that no one subsequently could afford to ignore. Stokes brings to bear in this work not only twenty-five years' study and... Read more
Part 1 Introduction; Chapter 1 General Introduction; Chapter 2 Synopsis of Michelangelo’s Life and Known Works (Other Than Drawings and Poems); Chapter 3 Michelangelo and His Family; Part 2 Visual Works; Chapter 4 Visual Works; Part 3 The Poems; Chapter 5 The Poems;
Biography
Adrian Stokes (1902 - 1972). British art critic, painter and poet. Significantly influenced by the psychoanalyst Melanie Klein.
'This is a book I hope to read at least once, if not twice, more. I think Adrian Stokes has made a new, deep and penetrating contribution to present-day art criticism.' - Henry Moore
'Michelangelo's artistic personality has been profoundly read. It will be difficult to be content again with any view that does not look into its depth, or with one which does not see the man's life, his visual works and his poetry together.' - Lawrence Gowing
