Rodin and Michelangelo
A Study in Artistic Inspiration
Philadelphia, PA : Philadelphia Museum of Art, [1997]
Format: Book
Description: 235 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
Published to accompany an exhibition of sculptures and drawings by two of history's greatest artists. While examining the career of Auguste Rodin, the book discusses his debt to Michelangelo.Prominent scholars elaborate upon Rodin's early departures from traditional academic sculpture and his 1876 trip to Italy. where he came face-to-face with the full force of Michelangelo's work. Essays about works are coupled with color illustrations.
Contents:
The Casa Buonarroti in Florence / Pina Ragionieri -- The Rodin Museum in Philadelphia ; Rodin confronts Michelangelo / Christopher Riopelle -- The discovery of Michelangelo : some thoughts on Rodin's week in Florence and it's consequences / Flavio Fergonzi -- Rodin and Michelangelo : a turning point in modern sculpture / Maria Mimita Lamberti -- Catalogue of the exhibition / Christopher Riopelle (Rodin), Flavio Fergonzi (Michelangelo).
Subjects:
Rodin, Auguste, 1840-1917 -- Exhibitions.
Rodin, Auguste, 1840-1917 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564 -- Influence -- Exhibitions.
Rodin, Auguste, 1840-1917 -- Exhibitions.
Rodin, Auguste, 1840-1917 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564 -- Influence -- Exhibitions.
ISBN:
087633110X (cloth : alk. paper)
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ARTISTS Rod | Main (Downtown) | Second Level, Nonfiction | In |
Catalog of an exhibition with the same title held at Casa Buonarroti, Florence, June 11-Sept. 30, 1996, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Mar. 27-June 22, 1997.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-234).
Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-234).