Stone Giant: Michelangelo's David and How He Came to Be by John Shelley, Jane Sutcliffe

Stone Giant: Michelangelo's David and How He Came to Be

John Shelley, Jane Sutcliffe

32 pages first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction art history challenging dark informative medium-paced
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No one wanted the "giant." The hulking block of marble lay in the work yard, rained on, hacked at, and abandoned—until a young Michelangelo saw his David in it. This is the story of how a neglected, discarded stone became a masterpiece for all tim...

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