Rodin and Michelangelo A study in Artistic Inspiration

ISBN: 9780876331095 ISBN10: 0876331096.
Softcover, 236 pp, 143 illustrations, 56 in color.
Featuring sculptures and drawings by two of historys greatest artists, this book examines the significant career of Auguste Rodin (1840 - 1917) and his acknowledged influence by the renowned Italian renaissance artist Michelangelo (1475 - 1564). Essays by prominent scholars discuss Rodins early withdrawals from the idealized figures of traditional sculpture as well as his visit to Italy in 1876, where he encountered for the first time the full impact of Michelangelos work. Discussions of individual works are accompanied by full-color illustrations.