Book contents
- Michelangelo’s Gifts
- Michelangelo’s Gifts
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations and Frequently Cited Sources
- Introduction
- Prologue
- Chapter OneGifts and Metamorphosis
- Chapter TwoThe Inner Circle
- Chapter ThreeThe Cardinal and the Crystals
- Chapter FourDynastic Strategies
- Chapter FiveGifts and Resistance
- Chapter SixDétente
- Bibliography
- Index
Prologue
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Book contents
- Michelangelo’s Gifts
- Michelangelo’s Gifts
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations and Frequently Cited Sources
- Introduction
- Prologue
- Chapter OneGifts and Metamorphosis
- Chapter TwoThe Inner Circle
- Chapter ThreeThe Cardinal and the Crystals
- Chapter FourDynastic Strategies
- Chapter FiveGifts and Resistance
- Chapter SixDétente
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Set in September 1531, when Michelangelo was at the height of his fame but in the midst of one of the most challenging periods of his life, the Prologue situates the development of Michelangelo’s gift-giving within his professional and personal life. It describes the pressing artistic obligations and personal losses the artist was facing in the aftermath of the fall of the Florentine Republic, just before his fateful meeting with Cavalieri in late December 1532, which initiated his most extensive and sustained cycle of gifts.
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- Michelangelo's GiftsArt, Love, and Politics in Renaissance Italy, pp. 23 - 34Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2026
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