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The passionate biographical novel of Michelangelo. His time - the turbulent Renaissance, the years of poisoning princes, warring popes, the all-powerful de'Medici family, the fanatic monk Savonarola... His loves - the frail and lovely daughter of Lorenzo de'Medici; the ardent mistress of Marco Aldovrandi; and his last love, his greatest love - the beautiful, unhappy Vittoria Colonna... His genius - a God-driven fury from which he wrested the greatest art the world has ever known... Michelangelo Buonarotti, creator of David, painter of the Sistine ceiling, architect of the dome of St Peter's, lives once more in the tempestuous, powerful pages of Irving Stone's marvellous book.
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The Agony and The Ecstasy, Irving Stone
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- Released
- 1987
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Irving Stone
- Publisher
- Methuen
- Released
- 1987
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 041341910X
- ISBN13
- 9780413419101
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Themes, Classics, American Literature, Southern Europe, Italy, Biographical novels, Renaissance, Rebirth, Sculptors, Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564
- First published
- 1961
- Original title
- The Agony and The Ecstasy
- Rating
- 4.1 out of 5
- Description
- The passionate biographical novel of Michelangelo. His time - the turbulent Renaissance, the years of poisoning princes, warring popes, the all-powerful de'Medici family, the fanatic monk Savonarola... His loves - the frail and lovely daughter of Lorenzo de'Medici; the ardent mistress of Marco Aldovrandi; and his last love, his greatest love - the beautiful, unhappy Vittoria Colonna... His genius - a God-driven fury from which he wrested the greatest art the world has ever known... Michelangelo Buonarotti, creator of David, painter of the Sistine ceiling, architect of the dome of St Peter's, lives once more in the tempestuous, powerful pages of Irving Stone's marvellous book.