The life of Michel-Angelo
By: by Ascanio Condivi ; translated by Alice Sedgwick Wohl ; edited by Hellmut Wohl.
Contributors: Wohl, Hellmut.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: University Park, Pa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 154
Subjects: Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564.; Artists -- Italy -- Biography.
Other titles: Life of Michelangelo
Description: Ascanio Condivi was a young pupil and assistant of Michelangelo's who gained the trust and confidence of the great artist. His biography of Michelangelo to a large extent is based on the artist's own words, tells the story of his life, his relationship with his patrons, his objectives as an artist, and his accomplishments, forming the basis of a biography that has been central to the study of Michelangelo for four centuries.

First published in 1976, this translation is now available in paperback for the first time and includes a revised introduction based on new research, as well as an up-to-date endnotes section.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-147) and index.