Michelangelo Buonarroti

MIGUEL ANGEL BUONARROTI (Caprese, Italy, 1475 - Rome, 1564).
"Michelangelo. Drawings", 2024.
Limited and numbered edition. Copy 287 of 8,998 copies.
Artist's book, with 75 drawings, and complementary book of studies.
Published by Artika Books.
Drawings reproduced on special high quality paper (Magno Volume 130 g), many of them in original size and others reduced, all numbered on the back. Printed and mounted by hand.
Art book printed on 200 grams Tintoretto Gesso paper.
Study book printed on Symbol Tatami White paper, 150 grams.
Handmade binding. Bilingual edition (Spanish/English in the art book).
Sculpture-case made of lacquered wood with a figure of David in marble, with magnetic closure and luxury presentation.
Measurements: 28 x 38 cm (art book and study book); 45 x 35 x 25 cm (case).

This edition of "Michelangelo. Drawings" brings together a selection of 75 works from the British Museum's collection, considered the world's most important collection of drawings by the artist. It includes anatomical studies, preparatory sketches and compositions that cover his entire career, from his youth to his last years.

The set allows us to understand the fundamental role of drawing in Michelangelo's work, showing his obsession with the study of the human body, proportion and three-dimensionality. The complementary study book incorporates essays by specialists from the British Museum and the National Gallery in London, who analyze both the technique and the artistic context of the master.

The presence of the sculptural case inspired by the David, together with the careful handcrafted production and the limited print run, make this edition a collector's item, conceived as a work that unites book, sculpture and artistic document in a single piece.