Stone Giant: Michelangelo's David and How He Came to Be Best Sellers Rank : #1
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No one wanted the "giant." The hulking block of marble lay in the work yard, rained on, hacked at, and abandoned?until a young Michelangelo saw his David in it. This is the story of how a neglected, discarded stone became a masterpiece for all time. It is also a story about art?about an artist?s vision and process, and about the ways in which we humans see ourselves reflected in art.
No one wanted the "giant." The hulking block of marble lay in the work yard, rained on, hacked at, and abandoned?until a young Michelangelo saw his David in it. This is the story of how a neglected, discarded stone became a masterpiece for all time. It is also a story about art?about an artist?s vision and process, and about the ways in which we humans see ourselves reflected in art.