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A review by kvreadsandrecs
Michelangelo: His Epic Life by Martin Gayford
5.0
I FINALLY FINISHED.
I loved this book so dearly. I once heard an art teacher talk about how Michelangelo believed that figures existed inside of marble and he just needed to carve them out. That's what set me out on this adventure. I didn't think it would take me over a year to finish it and I'm kind of sad to no longer have the phrase "I'm reading this biography on Michelangelo" as a fallback phrase, but man. This book is something else.
As a real review: Martin Gayford is a stellar writer. Sometimes biographies are dry, but Gayford leans into Michelangelo's absurdities and uses them to make the writing playful. There were a few parts where I was like "I have lost track of the people here because every Italian name sounds the same" but! Overall it was a great ride. Michelangelo lived just shy of his 89th birthday and dang. What a life. Honestly. Read this book if you want to have some sense of Michelangelo as a whole. It is well worth the time spent.
I loved this book so dearly. I once heard an art teacher talk about how Michelangelo believed that figures existed inside of marble and he just needed to carve them out. That's what set me out on this adventure. I didn't think it would take me over a year to finish it and I'm kind of sad to no longer have the phrase "I'm reading this biography on Michelangelo" as a fallback phrase, but man. This book is something else.
As a real review: Martin Gayford is a stellar writer. Sometimes biographies are dry, but Gayford leans into Michelangelo's absurdities and uses them to make the writing playful. There were a few parts where I was like "I have lost track of the people here because every Italian name sounds the same" but! Overall it was a great ride. Michelangelo lived just shy of his 89th birthday and dang. What a life. Honestly. Read this book if you want to have some sense of Michelangelo as a whole. It is well worth the time spent.