Author: Scigliano, Eric,
Title: Michelangelo's Mountain: the quest for perfection in the marble quarries of Carrara.
Description: NY, Free Press, (2005). 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. Uncovering previously unpublished and untranslated documents, Scigliano brings to life Michelangelo's haunting escapades and. ordeals in Florence and Rome as he searches for the stone so capable of simulating the warmth and vitality of human flesh and incarnating his genius. Scigliano also takes the reader along with Dante Alighieri, another sojourner who drew his visions of Hell and Purgatory partly from the surreal panorama of Carrara's quarries. Brings cold stone to brilliant, captivating life, Scigliano prowls the Italian countryside to uncover the mystery of the marble that inspired masterpieces such as David and his twin Hercules.

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