Michelangelo: 90 Years in 60 Minutes
Virtually every lover of Italian art knows the great and much beloved works of Michelangelo — the David, the Pietà, the Moses, and the frescoes of the Sistine Chapel. But before, in between, and after those famous works, the artist produced many others, in widely different genres, from his youth to his old age. Prof. Mormando will take us on a whirlwind journey through the ninety years of Michelangelo’s life, placing his most famous works within the larger context of the ever-changing landscape of his career, while highlighting the lesser known but nonetheless enthralling products of his boundless artistic imagination and versatile technical skill.