Books by Christof Thoenes

Michelangelo was a genius of unrivaled virtuosity. This dependable edition traces the extraordinary depth and breadth of his work and his ascent to the elite of the Renaissance and art history with ten richly illustrated chapters covering the artist's paintings, sculptures, and architecture with special focus on the tour de force frescoes of...

This XL edition traces the extraordinary depth and breadth of Michelangelo's work and his ascent to the elite of the Renaissance and art history. Ten richly illustrated chapters cover the artist's paintings, sculptures, and architecture, with special focus on the tour de force frescoes of the Sistine Chapel.

Influenced by his contemporaries Michelangelo and Leonardo, Raphael Santi (1483-1520) became, in his own right, one of the most important artists of the High Renaissance. This overview traces the life's work of this Renaissance master whose influential work paved the way for the Mannerist and Baroque movements.