{"title":"Michael Rohlmann","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Rohlmann\u003c\/strong\u003e invites readers into the rich world of \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e with works that combine thoughtful insight and vivid storytelling. His books explore the lives and legacies of iconic figures, offering both scholarly depth and accessible narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThose drawn to art history and cultural exploration will appreciate Rohlmann’s nuanced approach, where historical detail meets a genuine celebration of creativity and human expression.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"raphael-by-michael-rohlmann-9783754403471","title":"Raphael","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRaphael\u003c\/em\u003e (1483-1520) is considered the most important artist of the Italian High Renaissance alongside Michelangelo and Leonardo. In his short lifetime, he created around one hundred paintings and numerous frescoes, including nine fresco cycles, on an \u003cstrong\u003eunsurpassed variety of themes\u003c\/strong\u003e—from sensual female beauties, antique myths, and portraits of wealthy Romans and church dignitaries to history cycles and biblical scenes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe produced altarpieces and also designed tapestries for the Sistine Chapel. His \u003cstrong\u003eSistine Madonna\u003c\/strong\u003e is one of the \u003cstrong\u003emost frequently reproduced religious paintings of all time\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRaphael was a \u003cstrong\u003etireless learner\u003c\/strong\u003e, for whom there could be no standing still, no repetition of tried and tested solutions, but only the constant forward thrust of an inexhaustible imagination. He transformed his central theme, the \u003cstrong\u003evisionary experience of divine grace, into visible pictorial reality\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt was his \u003cstrong\u003emature work in Rome\u003c\/strong\u003e, and above all the frescoes in the Vatican Palace, that secured him his place in art history. Admired even during his own lifetime as the \u003cstrong\u003emost modern artist of his day\u003c\/strong\u003e, Raphael's mastery would pave the way for Mannerism and the Baroque era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48126625251564,"sku":"9783754403471","price":59.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9783754403471-raphael.jpg?v=1785971706"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/michael-rohlmann.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}