The Agony And The Ecstasy: A Biographical Novel Of Michelangelo
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- Synopsis
- Irving Stone's powerful and passionate biographical novel of Michelangelo.His time: the turbulent Renaissance, the years of poisoning princes, warring popes, the all-powerful 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.
- Copyright:
- 1961
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781473505704
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780099416272
- Publisher:
- Random House
- Date of Addition:
- 09/12/23
- Copyrighted By:
- Doubleday & Company, Inc.
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Literature and Fiction
- Grade Levels:
- Twelfth grade
- Reading Age:
- 18 and up
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.