The graphic novel Cavalieri. The Love of Michelangelo is a work of the historical fiction genre, depicting a queer interpretation of the relationship of Michelangelo and Tommaso dei Cavalieri. In the story set in renaissance Italy and spanning a few days and five chapters, the characters get closer to each other as well as their own feelings. The art style is inspired by the renaissance sketches and the contents and plot is the effect of the author’s historical research. The novel contains references to the drawings and paintings of Michelangelo, as well as his sonnets and correspondence. The comic was finalised as a hand-bound book publication of 116 pages. Master's thesis project realised at University of the Arts Poznań, Poland.
Below are 9 spreads from the graphic novel. The whole book contains 116 pages, originally traditionally drawn with graphite and edited in Adobe Photoshop. The book layout was created using Adobe Indesign.
