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Graphic Design and Architecture, A 20th Century History
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Graphic Design and Architecture, A 20th Century History

by Richard Poulin
November 2012
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
1 pages
10h 27m
English
Rockport Publishers
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PRE-20TH-CENTURY INFLUENCESI
PIAZZA CAMPIDOGLIO
PIAZZA CAMPIDOGLIO
(Completed in 1940)
Rome, Italy
Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475–1564), Architect
Caprese, Italy
1538
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni,
also known simply as Michelangelo (1475–
1564), an Italian sculptor, painter, poet, engi-
neer, and architect, was one of the defining
creative minds of the Renaissance.
In 1505, he was invited to Rome by Pope
Julius II (1443–1513) to design his tomb, a
tumultuous association that would last for more
than 40 years. In 1508, Michelangelo began
work on a monumental fresco depicting scenes
from the Old Testament for the Sistine Chapel
ceiling, which ...
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