{"product_id":"michelangelo-poems-of-love-hardcover","title":"Michelangelo: Poems of Love - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Cowan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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 \u003cem\u003eDavid \u003c\/em\u003ehis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMichelangelo: Poems of Love, \u003c\/em\u003etranslated 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*****\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames 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 \u003cem\u003eA Mapmaker's Dream\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as an honorary doctorate in the USA. He holds a Ph.D. for his biography \u003cem\u003eHamlet's Ghost. \u003c\/em\u003eHis work has been translated into seventeen languages. James Cowan passed away in 2018.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 06, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53301493268787,"sku":"9781913816605","price":28.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/1Y9YN5QAwC9781913816605.webp?v=1777512874","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/michelangelo-poems-of-love-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}