Michelangelo for Kids

His Life and Ideas, with 21 Activities

Simonetta Carr

• Publisher: Chicago Review Press
• eBook ISBN:
  9781613731963
• Year: 2016

Art historian Simonetta Carr draws on recent scholarship that challenges the traditional view of Michelangelo as a recluse. Readers will also learn about the complex and fluid era of the Italian Renaissance and how the times affected his life and work.  Lavish photos, informative sidebars, a time line, glossary, and suggestions for further readings add value, while 21 hands-on activities help young readers identify with the artist and his work.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Note to Readers
• Time Line
• Introduction: Michelangelo—an Artist to Discover
• 1: An Unquenchable Passion
• 2: From Forger to Wonder
• 3: To Please a Pope
• 4: A Daunting Ceiling
• 5: For the Love of Florence
• 6: Judgment and Grace
• 7: At the Service of a Troubled Church
• 8: The Last Years
• Acknowledgments
• Glossary
• Key Figures
• Resources to Explore
• Notes
• Selected Bibliography
• About the Author