| The Agony and the Ecstasy: A Biographical Novel of Michelangelo Contributor(s): Stone, Irving (Author) |
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ISBN: 0451171357 ISBN-13: 9780451171351 Publisher: Berkley Books OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: March 1987 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Fictional depiction of Michelangelo. Includes bibliography, glossary and a list of the artist's works. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 00002063 |
| Physical Information: 1.28" H x 4.2" W x 6.91" (0.75 lbs) 776 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Irving Stone's classic biographical novel of Michelangelo--the #1 New York Times bestseller in which both the artist and the man are brought to vivid, captivating life. His time--the turbulent Renaissance, the years of poisoning princes, warring Popes, and the all-powerful de'Medici family... 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 brilliant work that made a grasp for heaven unmatched in half a millennium... His name--Michelangelo Buonarroti. Creator of the David, painter of the ceiling in the Sistine Chapel, architect of the dome of St. Peter's, Michelangelo lives once more in the tempestuous, powerful pages of Irving Stone's towering triumph. A masterpiece in its own right, this biographical novel offers a compelling portrait of one of the greatest artists the world has ever known. |