Michelangelo. The Graphic Work (Bibliotheca Universalis)

Few artists can boast a renown and influence as enduring across centuries and continents as Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475–1564). His nickname il divino (the divine), in use since the 1530s, has persisted to this day. His achievements as a sculptor, painter, and architect remain more unique and unparalleled than ever. His creations are among the most famous artworks in the world.

This new edition of our Bibliotheca Universalis pays tribute to Michelangelo's graphic work, testifying to his admirable mastery of line, form, and detail, from his architectural structures to his perfect anatomies. The book brings together many of the most beautiful drawings, preserved in museums and private collections around the world, as well as his handwritten notes and revisions, which reveal, with striking proximity, the ambition and scope of Michelangelo's practice, as well as the processes by which his art manifests itself. One chapter groups drawings attributed or reattributed to Michelangelo, providing us with a new insight into the diversity of his graphic work and the endless exploration of his genius.