1st Edition
The Cults of Raphael and Michelangelo Artistic Sainthood and Memorials as a Second Life
By Tamara Smithers
Copyright 2023
316 Pages
43 Color & 85 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
316 Pages
43 Color & 85 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
316 Pages
43 Color & 85 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This study explores the phenomenon of the cults of Raphael and Michelangelo in relation to their death, burial, and posthumous fame—or second life—from their own times through the nineteenth century.
These two artists inspired fervent followings like no other artists before them. The affective response of those touched by the potency of the physical presence of their art- works, personal... Read more
1. From making one’s mark to artistic apotheosis 2. Antecedents: Artist tombs before Raphael 3. Raphael as artifex divinus: Entombment and disciples 4. Michelangelo’s scrittura from beginning to end 5. Sixteenth-century self-made memorials 6. Mourning Michelangelo 7 Brotherhood and burial 8. The longue durée
Biography
Tamara Smithers is Professor of Art History at Austin Peay State University, USA.
