The Two Michelangelos

FAIN: FZ-231633-15

Bette Talvacchia
University of Connecticut (Storrs, CT 06269-9000)

A comparative analysis of the major protagonists of Renaissance and Baroque art, Michelangelo Buonarroti and Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio.

I propose to complete research for and write a book entitled The Two Michelangelos. The volume will offer targeted discussions, which can be thought of as case studies, exploring works by the major protagonists of Renaissance and Baroque art, Michelangelo Buonarroti and Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. My intent is first and foremost to give access to the meaning of the art itself, getting as close as possible to the original circumstances of the making and reception of the works. A particular focus will be on how each artist employed the human body as a conveyor of meaning. I will present the information conversationally, through a narrative that shares the approach of a good detective story, outlining questions and then looking for clues to solve mysteries. The individual cases explored will be carefully chosen so that they in turn become keys for unlocking larger historical problems, whose answers have enduring meaning for our own culture.

Media Coverage

Some Thoughts on Writing the Two Michelangelos (Media Coverage)
Publication: Lund Humphries
Date: 12/13/2021
Abstract: Some thoughts on writing The Two Michelangelos
URL: http://https://www.lundhumphries.com/blogs/features/some-thoughts-on-writing-the-two-michelangelos-by-bette-talvacchia

Associated Products

The Two Michelangelos (Book)
Title: The Two Michelangelos
Author: Bette Talvacchia
Abstract: In this book, author Bette Talvacchia explores the significant, but little-discussed, connection between the 'two Michelangelos'. She exposes the dynamic relationship between their work through looking at the ways in which Caravaggio creatively responded to the art of his namesake from the start of his youthful arrival in Rome. In addition, she suggests how Michelangelo’s overwhelming achievement was a model that helped to drive the young Caravaggio’s powerful ambition and shape his identity as an artist.
Year: 2021
Secondary URL: http://https://www.lundhumphries.com/collections/renaissance-and-early-modern-art/products/the-two-michelangelos
Secondary URL Description: publisher's website
Access Model: print format
Publisher: Lund Humphries
Type: Single author monograph
ISBN: 9781848224490
Copy sent to NEH?: Yes

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