Bibliography on Michelangelo
 This bibliography was originally compiled for the Tier III Michelangelo course—it is not a bibliography of scholarly works by and about Michelangelo. It is an attempt to introduce students who are not familiar with the literature of art history to basic indexes and reference sources used by art historians. It also introduces students to a number of videos, websites and other secondary sources that may be of use in courses that focus on Michelangelo.
BHA: Bibliography of the History of Art, 1991-
Available in its most complete form from RLG, the Bibliography of the History of Art is the most comprehensive art bibliography available worldwide, covering European and American visual arts from late antiquity to the present. This database indexes and abstracts art-related books, conference proceedings and dissertations, exhibition and dealers' catalogs, and articles from over 4,300 periodicals.
Art Abstracts, 1929- . Wilson.
Call number: N 30 A78
Art Astracts may lead you to older materials not indexed in BHA. It is, however, limited to only the articles in a set list of about 220 periodicals and does not contain the wealth of scholarly sources found in BHA. Link from InfoTree/Arts. Abstracts only, not full text.
Michelangelo-Bibliographie, 1927-1970. Luitpold Dussler, ed. Wiesbaden, 1974.
Call number: Z8572 D8 1974. Fine Arts Reference
Entries listed by author. Notations in German, but many of the works cited are not in German. Accessible through lists of works, locations of works, etc. at the back of the volume.
Gardner, Helen. Gardner's Art Through the Ages, 11th ed.
Call number: N 5300 G25 2003 Fine Arts Reserve
Chapter 19 only. Good introduction to the High Renaissance. Earlier editions of Gardner and other survey books such as Janson or Stokstad (below) will also do the job.
Janson, H. W. History of Art. 5th ed., rev. Abrams. 1997.
Call number: N5300 J3 1997 Fine Arts Reserve
Chapter 2 gives good high renaissance coverage.
Stokstad, Marilyn. Art History, 2nd ed., 2 v. Abrams, 2002.
Call number: N5300 S923 2002 Fine Arts Reserve
A standard work; useful introductory text and an attractive format. Vol. 2, chapter 17 provides good renaissance coverage.
Hartt, Frederick. History of Italian Art, 4th ed.
Call number: N 6915 H37 2003 Fine Arts Reserve
Chapters on the High Renaissance in Florence and the High Renaissance in Rome are especially useful.
Dictionary of Art. Jane Turner, ed. Grove, 1996.
Call number: N 31 D5 1996 Fine Arts Reference
The article on Michelangelo in Volume 21 provides an excellent overview of Michelangelo and his sculpture and architecture in particular.
The index volume is a bit convoluted, (For the Sistine Chapel, check the second column of page 827.) Bibliographies are excellent. Help is available at the Fine Arts service desk.
Encyclopedia of World Art (EWA)
Call number: N 31 E533 Fine Arts Reference
(In ALICE, click on the "View additional copies..." button to see the entire Fine Arts holdings). The article on Michelangelo is still useful, but do not use the bibliography. Use the Dictionary of Art for up to date bibliographies.
Macmillan Encyclopedia of Architects, 4 v. Adolf K. Plazek, ed.
Call number: N 40 M25 1982 Fine Arts Reference
Useful overview of Michelangelo's architecture with succinct bibliography.
Encyclopedia of World Art.
Call number: N 31 E533 Fine Arts Reference
Use the Index volume! Also, have a look at the "Myth and fable" article.
Dictionary of Subjects and Symbols in Art. James Hall, ed.
Call number: N 7560 H34 1979b
This is a standard work on the subject, it's in constant use.
Dictionary of Christian Lore and Legend. J. C. J. Metford.
BR 95 M396 1983. Fine Arts Ref.
While the entries are terse, references to appropriate verses in the Bible are given.
Symbols and Legends in Western Art. E. S. Whittlesey, ed.
Call number: N 7740 W63 Fine Arts Reference
New Catholic Encyclopedia.
Call number: BX 841 N44 1967. Reference Dept. (4th floor)
Ferguson, George. Signs and Symbols of Christian Art.
N7830 F37 Fine Arts Reference
All videos are available in Instructional Media, on the second floor of Alden Library.
Don't be confused by the LOCAL USE ONLY status that you'll see on ALICE; it just means that the item does not circulate off-campus. You can check out 5 titles at a time, for a one week loan.
The Medici and Palazzo Vecchio: the Florentine Republic and Ducal Florence
Call number: NA7756.F56 M4 1989x (VIDEO CASS)
A good introduction to the economic importance of Florence, the power of the Medici and their influence as patrons of the arts. This is an excellent starting point if you are rusty on the Italian renaissance or baffled by the Medicis. 1 hour, but you can skip the last half.
Florence
Call number: LRC 225 (VIDEO CASS)
Introduction to the Florence Michelangelo knew. A good investment of 55 minutes and a lot cheaper and more informative than a one day trip to Florence.
The Titan: The Story of Michelangelo
Call number: N6923.B9 T5 1984x (VIDEO CASS)
Robert Flaherty's film on Michelangelo, the sculptor. Emphasis on Michelangelo's work in Florence. Perhaps of more interest to film buffs than historians.
Return to Glory
Call number: N6923.B9 N49 1986x (VIDEO CASS)
Good starting point for studying Michelangelo. Covers the restoration of the Sistine ceiling, and exists as the exclusive film record of the first phase of the 12 year endeavor. 60 minutes.
Saving the Sistine Chapel
Call number: ND623.M6558 S38 1989x (VIDEO CASS)
A 60 minute NOVA program. A little more on the ceiling and less on Michelangelo than in Return to Glory.
Cosimo de Medici
Call number: DG737.42 .C66 1979x (VIDEO CASS)
While Cosimo died 11 years before Michelangelo was born, this provides a good background on the Medici family as patrons of the arts.
The Sistine Chapel: The Art, the History, and the Restoration. Carlo Pietrangeli et al., eds.
Call number: Arts ND623 M6558 S57 1986
Has both color reproductions (but not all post restoration) and a useful text.
Hartt, Frederick. The Sistine Chapel.
Call number: Arts ND623 B9 M2713 1991
Huge two volume set which has fantastic color reproductions. Awkward to use but well worth looking at for Sistine Chapel pictures.
The Sistine Chapel: A Glorious Restoration. Edited by Pierluigi de Vecchi.
Call number: Arts ND623 B9 C2913 1994.
Great color in easy to use format. Some text.
Goldscheider, Ludwig. Michelangelo: Paintings, Sculpture, Architecture.
Call number: Arts N6923 B9 A4 1996
Updated edition of an old standard which simply illustrates all the work of Michelangelo. This book is extremely useful for architectural details and sculpture.
Sala, Charles. Michelangelo: Sculptor, Painter, Architect.
Call number: Arts N06923 B9 S25 1996x
While not as comprehensive as the Goldscheider book, this book has good reproductions of many of Michelangelo's works.
Michelangelo Buonarroti.
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/michelangelo_buonarroti.html
Provides useful links to other sites that feature Michelangelo and his work.
Michelangelo.
http://www.michelangelo.com/buonarroti.html
Contains a brief biography and links to other sites.
Casa Buonarroti.
http://www.casabuonarroti.it/english/e-home.htm
This well designed and ease-to-use website contains a good number of Michelangelo's early sculpture and drawings.
Digital Michelangelo Project.
http://graphics.stanford.edu/projects/mich/
A group from Stanford University used laser rangefinder technology to digitize the surface of a great many Michelangelo sculptures. The result is a fascinating collection of 3D computer models that reveal in detail, the surface of each work. Nowhere is the artists hand more visible. Great details!
Vatican Museums.
http://www.christusrex.org
This site is maintained by the Vatican and offers good details of the Sistine Chapel. Click on Sistine Chapel.
Useful, but clearly NOT for looking....
Michelangelo, Selected Scholarship in English. William Wallace ,ed.
Call number: Arts N 6923 B9 M553
This is a five-volume set of essays and articles about Michelangelo. All were previously published elsewhere. It is a useful collection, but the reproductions are extremely poor. Many articles have been reduced to fit on smaller pages. You might wish to look at the articles as they first appeared rather than cope with tiny type and really poor illustrations. The original sources are listed in the back of each volume. You will find we have most of the titles listed.
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