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Michelangelo’s men are world famous. Everyone knows his David<\/em> and his The Creation of Adam<\/em> at the centre of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. His powerful, muscular nudes, precise anatomical drawings and magnificent, androgynous figures left a profound mark on art history.<\/p>\n

In this book, leading international art historians look at Michelangelo’s men with fresh eyes and from every angle. How was he influenced by classical sculpture and what drew him to the Neoplatonic ideal of perfection and beauty? Did he dissect cadavers himself? What role did models play? And what did the male physique mean to him personally – both in his veneration of Christ’s body and in his intimate friendships with other, frequently young men? This key aspect of his art has never before been placed centre stage.<\/p>\n

Michelangelo’s exceptional works are reproduced here in all their glory and with numerous details, making this book a visual must-have for every art lover.<\/p>\n

With contributions from, amongst others, Martin Gayford, Paul Joannides, Michael Rocke, and Jennifer Sliwka.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The male body through Michelangelo’s eyes: art, devotion and desire in a stunning masterpiece.
11. Preface
\n14. Concise Timeline
\n17. Introduction. Michelangelo’s Men
\nKlazina Botke, Terry van Druten and Martin Gayford
\nLove
\n35. ‘Masculine Love’. Michelangelo and Boys
\nMichael Rocke
\n49. Poems and Letters. How Michelangelo Wrote the Unseeable and Drew the Unsayable
\nRaymond Carlson
\nBody
\n73 Michelangelo and Antiquity. Ongoing Training
\nMartin Gayford
\n99. Baccio’s Balls. Michelangelo and the Ideal Model
\nTerry van Druten
\n123. Michelangelo and the Anatomy of the Artist
\nEric Boot
\nMind
\n153. Michelangelo, Neoplatonism and the Idealised Body
\nMarieke van den Doel
\n173. Michelangelo and the Divine Body. Between Crucifixion and
\nResurrection
\nJennifer Sliwka
\nConnection
\n203. Michelangelo’s Battle of Cascina. Its Context and
\nDevelopment
\nPaul Joannides
\n233. Friend and Enemy. The Men in Michelangelo’s Life
\nKlazina Botke
\n250. Notes
\n255. Catalogue of Exhibited Works
\n271. Bibliography
\n279. Index
\n281. Explanatory Notes
\n282. About the Authors
\n282. Acknowledgements
\n283. Photo Credits
\n284. Colophon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":62489,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[5523],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-61348","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-art","7":"author-edited-by-klazina-botke","8":"author-edited-by-martin-gayford","9":"author-edited-by-terry-van-druten","10":"publisher-hannibal-books","12":"first","13":"instock","14":"shipping-taxable","15":"purchasable","16":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nMichelangelo and Men - ACC Art Books US<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/book\/michelangelo-and-men\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Michelangelo and Men - ACC Art Books US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The male body through Michelangelo's eyes: art, devotion and desire in a stunning masterpiece.11. 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