Michelangelo: grafia e biografia
Disegni e autografi del Maestro

edited by Lucilla Bardeschi Ciulich and Pina Ragionieri

exhibition catalogue: Catania, Le Ciminiere, 29 April-27 June 2004; San Benedetto del Tronto, Palazzina Azzurra, 9 July-10 October 2004

“Despite the sometimes dramatic vicissitudes experienced over the centuries, the Casa Buonarroti maintained what can undoubtedly be considered the richest documentation on Michelangelo. This legacy is so varied and chronologically rich that, solely by using these sources, it has been possible to paint the biographical portrait presented by this exhibition.” At two new venues the Casa Buonarroti lays out a path that extends from the first letters and poems by the young artist to his final correspondence, at the age of nearly 90, with his favourite nephew Leonardo, through exceptional graphic works.