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Legends of the Renaissance: The Life and Legacy of Michelangelo
- Narrated by: Mark Linsenmayer
- Length: 1 hr and 14 mins
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Summary
"If people knew how hard I had to work to gain my mastery, it would not seem so wonderful at all." (Michelangelo)
A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? When historians are asked to pick a point in history when Western civilization was transformed and guided down the path to modernity, most of them point to the Renaissance. Indeed the Renaissance revolutionized art, philosophy, religion, sciences, and math, with individuals like Galileo, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, Dante, and Petrarch bridging the past and modern society. In Charles River Editors' Legends of the Renaissance, listeners can get caught up to speed on the lives of the most important men and women of the Renaissance in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known.
It's possible that Michelangelo is the most famous artist in history, but it's also possible that he's an underrated artist. The vast influence of his career is reflected by the fact that he is not only known for his own art but has also come to embody an entire epoch of Western art. Along with Leonardo da Vinci, there are no other artists who so fully capture the spirit of scientific and artistic discovery that characterized art during the late 15th and early 16th centuries.
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- s. vandemeulebroucke
- 07-11-17
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This is good wee resume of Michelangelo’s working life. However, it feels really rushed by the speed of the narration. It’s hard at times to follow the high amount of info due to this.
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