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Embellished Manuscripts Collection

Michelangelo, Handwriting

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Michelangelo Buonarroti (14751564) is considered one of the masters of the Italian Renaissance. The handwritten letter reproduced here demonstrates the passion of one of humanitys greatest artists. And with the Sistine ChapelsThe Creation of Adamfeatured on the back cover, the point of creation beautifully bookends this Embellished Manuscript.

About This Design

• Original Art:Page of Michelangelo Buonarrotis handwriting
• Era:High Renaissance
• Region:Italy

Michelangelo Buonarrotis (14751564) adolescent mind was an incessant battlefield. The opposing forces of religious faith and pagan beauty warred across his consciousness. They also helped spur him to create a pantheon of artistic masterpieces.

The man simply known as Michelangelo possessed a genius as severe and uncompromising as it was fertile. One of the three giants of the Florentine High Renaissance, Michelangelo was far more reclusive than his peers Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael, and outlived them both by more than forty years. Considered one of the all-time masters, over the course of his life he produced many of the finest frescos and most revered sculptures in the world.

As a student of the Medici Academy, Michelangelo was influenced by the members of the elite who educated and employed him. He came from an aristocratic ancestry and took great pride in this heritage, going to extreme lengths to present himself in an admirable and sophisticated fashion. It was particularly the elegant handwriting of the humanists that awed Michelangelo, and he adopted the humanist cursive (later known as cancelleresca) as his own.

The letter reproduced here, written in Michelangelos own hand, demonstrates with every stroke of the pen the refinement and passion of one of the greatest artists humanity has produced. Previously released in 2014 as a hardcover journal, we are delighted to bring this design back as a softcover Flexi notebook. And with the addition of the Sistine Chapels The Creation of Adam featured on the back cover, the point of creation beautifully bookends this Embellished Manuscript notebook.

Size :

Width: 325mm (13″)
Height: 235mm (9″)
Depth: 5mm (“)

Features :

• Wrap Closure
• Decorative printed paper
• Holds up to 40 sheets of A4 paper
• Magnetic closure with 3 pairs of covered magnets keeps it securely fastened
• Expandable fabric sides
• Interior lining made from kraft paper for an organic feel.