Stone Giant
Michelangelo's David and How He Came to Be
Charlesbridge · Print & ebook · April 8, 2014
Michelangelo saw something—someone—special in the stone.
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- Who it’s for
- A discarded marble block becomes a way to think about artistic vision and human reflection.
- Themes
- Art and self-perception, A discarded stone becomes a masterpiece
- Genres
- Artists' Lives for Kids, Sculpture for Kids, Renaissance for Kids
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Michelangelo saw something—someone—special in the stone. No one wanted the “giant.” The hulking block of marble lay in the work yard, rained on, hacked at, and abandoned—until a young Michelangelo saw his David in it. Night and day, Michelangelo worked in secret, lovingly coaxing statue out of the stone. Its majesty endures even today. This is the story of how a neglected, discarded stone became a masterpiece for all time.
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It is also a story of how humans see themselves reflected in art. Back matter includes further information about David and a selected bibliography
Seeing in Stone
A discarded marble block becomes a way to think about artistic vision and human reflection.
Come here for
- Michelangelo’s patient transformation of an unwanted stone
- Art history told through one enduring sculpture
Expect
- A narrative of secret, painstaking work
- Further information about David and a selected bibliography
Where it sits
| Renaissance for Kids | 79% |
|---|---|
| Artists' Lives for Kids | 76% |
| Sculpture for Kids | 74% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Art History for Kids
- Sculpture for Kids
- Artists' Lives for Kids
- Authors
- Jane Sutcliffe
- Publisher
- Charlesbridge
- Published
- April 8, 2014
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Art and self-perception · A discarded stone becomes a masterpiece
- Reading lane
- Art History for Kids