Michelangelo and the Art of Letter Writing
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Review "Parker offers perceptive and intriguing analyses of the style and handwriting used in Michelangelo's letters and in some poems. Before 1500 he wrote in a hybrid script employing elements of the mercantesca traditionally used by merchants, but later switched to a more humanistic cursive hand. His handwriting is most graceful when he is writing to important people. When writing to his family he frequently uses proverbs and maxims, such as those found in Tuscan books on family guidance. . . Parker has amply shown that Michelangelo did not have a monopoly on such standard figures of speech, and his artworks are infinitely more subtle than any of his writings." -James Hall, Literary Review Read more Book Description Michelangelo's extant correspondence is the most abundant of any artist. Spanning 67 years, it comprises roughly 1,400 letters, of which 500 were written by Michelangelo himself. This is the first book to study the letters for their intrinsically literary qualities. In this volume, Deborah Parker examines Michelangelo's use of language as a means of understanding the creative process of this extraordinary artist. Close study of his mastery of words and modes of self-presentation shows Michelangelo to be a consummate artist who deploys the resources of language to considerable effect. Read more See all Editorial Reviews
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