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David : five hundred years / introduced and edited by Antonio Paolucci ; texts by Cristina Bucci, Chiara Lachi.

Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564 (Author). Paolucci, Antonio. (Added Author). Bucci, Cristina. (Added Author). Lachi, Chiara. (Added Author).

Summary:

Michaelangelo's David has just turned 500. In celebration, Italy has restored this sculpture to its original splendor-- and David: Five Hunded Years is the first to capture each step of the way. What started as a solid block of granite, emerged as one of the most significant statues in the world. After half a millennium of exposure, David has undergone a complete restoration to revive his original splendor. This magnificent depiction reveals the classical man as he looked when Michelangelo originally laid down his chisel in 1504. Radically new photographic techniques, including new photographic zooms, and color accuracy capture in detail every aspect of the restored masterpiece, all accompanied by illuminating background information from prominent art historian Antonio Paolucci.

Record details

ISBN: 1402728360
ISBN: 9781402728365
Physical Description: 95 pages : color illustrations ; 33 cm
Publisher: New York : Sterling Pub., ©2005.

Content descriptions

General Note:	English translation by Huw Evans.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (page 95).
Formatted Contents Note:	The David: the glory and the genius / Antonio Paolucci -- A portrait of the David -- History of a masterpiece / Cristina Bucci -- The restoration of the statue / Chiara Lachi -- The life of Michelangelo / Chiara Lachi.