{"product_id":"michelangelo-leonardo-raphael","title":"Michelangelo Leonardo Raphael","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThree Renaissance masters converge in 1504 Florence\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a single year at the turn of the 16th century, three titans of the Italian Renaissance briefly crossed paths while competing for the attention of the most powerful patrons in Republican Florence. In 1504, the city’s prominent artists came together to advise on an appropriate location for Michelangelo’s sculpture \u003ci\u003eDavid\u003c\/i\u003e. Among them was Leonardo da Vinci, who—like Michelangelo—had only recently returned to his native Florence. \u003ci\u003eDavid\u003c\/i\u003e was placed outside the Palazzo Vecchio, inside which da Vinci was planning a painting of the Battle of Anghiari for a council chamber wall. In short order, Michelangelo was commissioned to paint \u003ci\u003eThe Battle of Cascina\u003c\/i\u003e on the opposite side of the room, creating a showdown between the city’s celebrated sons. Although neither painting ultimately came to fruition, this flurry of conspicuous commissions was witnessed by a promising young painter: none other than Raphael.\u003cbr\u003eIn this beautifully designed book, Scott Nethersole and Per Rumberg take the Royal Academy’s celebrated \u003ci\u003eTaddei Tondo\u003c\/i\u003e by Michelangelo as a starting point, and from there turn to such treasures as Leonardo’s \u003ci\u003eBurlington House Cartoon\u003c\/i\u003e and studies by Leonardo and Michelangelo for their dueling battle murals. These pivotal works examine the rivalry between Michelangelo and Leonardo, and the influence of both artists on Raphael.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57395129778558,"sku":"NW9781915815101","price":29.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781915815101.jpg?v=1778629463","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/michelangelo-leonardo-raphael","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}