Michelangelo

In The History Of Western Art There Are But Few Titans. One Of The Greatest Of All These Artists, However, Is Michelangelo. He Stands Before Us Like A Colos-Sus, The Range Of His Work Reaching Beyond That Of Any Other Artist Before His Time, Or Since. Famed For His Sculptures, It Is A Lesser Known Fact That Michelangelo Was Also A Great Poet. But A Writer Of Love Poetry? How Could A Man Who Made The Heroic Figure Of David His Exemplar Fashion Poetry Dedicated To A Woman? Yet He Did So, Late In His Life, To A Widow Who Was Also A Fair Poet Herself. Vittoria Colonna, The Marchioness Of Pescara (1492-1547), Became The Unlike-Ly Object Of His Affections When Michelangelo Was Already Sixty-Three And She Forty-Four Years Of Age. Italy'S Greatest Artist Nonetheless Discov-Ered Something In This Woman Of Mature Years That Fulfilled All His Deepest Yearnings. These Distinctive Poems, However, Do Not Address Human Love But The Theme Of Divine Love Itself.Michelangelo: Poems Of Love, Translated And With An Extensive Introduction From The Celebrated Writer James Cowan, Makes Available This Unique Collection Of Inspiring Writings From One Of The World'S Greatest Artists. *****James Cowan Is The Author Of Many Books Of Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, And Philosophy. He Is A Recipient Of The Australian Literary Society'S Gold Medal For His Novel A Mapmaker'S Dream, As Well As An Honorary Doctorate In The Usa. He Holds A Ph.D. For His Biography Hamlet'S Ghost. His Work Has Been Translated Into Seventeen Languages. James Cowan Passed Away In 2018.