MICHELANGELO HAND ULTRA UNLINED FLEXI NOTEBOOK

Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475–1564) is considered one of the masters of the Italian Renaissance.

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 Michelangelo’s own hand, demonstrates with every stroke of the pen the refinement and passion of one of the greatest artists humanity has produced.  The Sistine Chapel's The Creation of Adam, featured on the back cover, is one of the most replicated religious paintings of all time. This section depicts the hand of God reaching out to Adam to impart the spark of life. 

• Ultra format: 180x230mm
• Unruled
• 176 pages
• Durable Smyth sewn binding
• Flexible cover and spine - pages lie flat when open
• 100gsm Acid free FSC-certified sustainable forest paper
• Ribbon marker
• Back cover pouch