Buonarroti Michelangelo
Scope|Overview
Sources|Circulating Books|Periodicals,
Journals, & Trade Publications|Web
Sites
Scope: Michelangelo was considered the greatest figure of Renaissance art. His Sistine ceiling is a fine example of classical Roman grandeur. The focus of his works were divine and religious subjects. His frescos grace the walls of the Vatican.
There are sources located in the Reference Section of the Baddour Library that give a general overview or summary of the topic you are researching. The following is a list of some of the sources available in the library.
OVERVIEW SOURCES
REF N 31.D5 1996 The Dictionary of Art
REF N 4300.I45 1984 The Illustrated Dictionary of Art & Artists |
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Some representative books from the circulating collection that are located upstairs in the library:
CIRCULATING BOOKS
Ackerman, James S. The
Architecture of Michelangelo. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1986.
Bull, George. Michelangelo,
Life, Letters, and Poetry. New York: Oxford University
Press, 1987.
De Tolnay, Charles. Michelangelo:
Sculptor, Painter, Architect. Princeton, N.J:
Princeton University Press, 1981.
Michelangelo Buonarroti. The
Complete Paintings of Michelangelo. New York: H.N.
Abrams, 1969.
Michelangelo Buonarroti. Michelangelo:
A Self Portrait. Englewood Cliffs: New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1963.
Seymour, Charles. Michelangelo’s
David: A Search for Identity. New York: Norton,
1974.
PERIODICALS, JOURNALS, & TRADE PUBLICATIONS
Open Access Journals in
Arts & Architecture
Open Access Journals in
History of Arts
Open Access Journals in
Visual Arts
WEB
SITES
Art History Network
http://www.arthistory.net/
Art History
Resources on the Web
http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html
Extensive compilation of
art resources from Professor Witcombe of the Art
Department at Sweet Briar College, Virginia.
Updated
08/24/2007
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