Michelangelo: The Last Giant

Duration: 68

Year Published: 1967

Creator: National Broadcasting Corporation

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Description: Traces the life of Michelangelo through his major works and the political changes during his lifetime. Examines the Battle of the Centaurs, Pieta, David, the painting of the Sistine Chapel, and his architecture. Describes the political turmoil of the Renaissance., This is the story of Michelangelo as told through his paintings, sculpture and architecture, as well as through quotations from his biographers and excerpts from his own writings. It portrays him as the last giant of the Italian Renaissance, with Peter Ustinov as his voice, and Jose Ferrer as narrator.

Complete Record: Traces the life of Michelangelo through his major works and the political changes during his lifetime. Examines the Battle of the Centaurs, Pieta, David, the painting of the Sistine Chapel, and his architecture. Describes the political turmoil of the Renaissance., , NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.


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