Michelangelo And His Art

Sketches the life and career of sculptor, poet, architect, and painter Michelangelo Buonarroti. Traces his early life and recounts his life and work in the palace of the Medici. Explains that through his knowledge of the human body, Michelangelo achieved the ultimate in his works of art by showing emotion through the body. Pictures several of his famous works, among which are the frescoes of the Sistine Chapel as well as some of his later architectural masterpeices such as the Laurentian Library and the dome of St. Peter's Basilica., See description for color version RC0603., , Michelangelo and His Art Distributed by Coronet / MTI Film & Video; C/O Simon & Schuster Film & Videos DC: CORF Produced by Netherlands Government Information Service; Western Division 3460 Wilshire Blvd, Rm 509; Los Angeles; CA; 90010PC: NETHISCN: Haanstra, BertCC: HA Year published 1963 Grade Level: I Distributed on media: 1 videocassette (16 min.), 1/2 in.; 1 videocassette (u-matic) (16 min.), 3/4 in.; 1 film reel (16 min.), 16 mm. Color?Color Length: 16 MIN Description: Traces the life and career of Michelangelo--sculptor, painter, architect, poet and leading figure of the Italian Renaissance. Among the original works photographed and analyzed are 'DAVID,' 'LA PIETA,' 'MOSES,' THE MEDICI CHAPEL AND 'THE DEPOSITION.'. Topics: Foreign-Biography; Artists-And-Their-Works; Renaissance-NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.