Michelangelo's nose : a myth and its maker /
While offering both a playful and serious examination of the iconography of the nose from antiquity to the modern period, "Michelangelo's Nose" concentrates on exploring the way in which Michelangelo created himself. Paul Barolsky analyzes in detail Michelangelo's identification...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
University Park :
Pennsylvania State University Press,
©1990.
|
| Subjects: |
| Summary: | While offering both a playful and serious examination of the iconography of the nose from antiquity to the modern period, "Michelangelo's Nose" concentrates on exploring the way in which Michelangelo created himself. Paul Barolsky analyzes in detail Michelangelo's identification with God the Creator, Old Testament prophets and saints, epic poets and philosophers, and caesars and modern monarchs, -- for example, David, Saint Michael, Saint Paul, Saint Peter, Homer, Socrates, Virgil, Dante, and Pope Julius II -- and thus shows how Michelangelo superintended the creation of his own myth. Barolsky presents fresh insight into Vasari's role in the creation of this myth, analyzing the biblical typology and Dantesque allegory of Vasari's book to the self-expressive meaning of Michelangelo's poetry and art. Tracing the myth of Michelangelo into the modern period, Barolsky further demonstrates how it endured in the imagination of Nietzsche, Rilke, and Picasso. -- From publisher's description. |
|---|---|
| Physical Description: | xx, 169 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-166) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0271006951 9780271006956 9780271016849 0271016841 |