Michelangelo: The Artist, the Man, and His Times

by William E. Wallace

Book Overview

Michelangelo is universally recognized to be one of the greatest artists of all time. In this vividly written biography, William E. Wallace offers a substantially new view of the artist. Not only a supremely gifted sculptor, painter, architect, and poet, Michelangelo was also an aristocrat who firmly believed in the ancient and noble origins of his family. The belief in his patrician status fueled his lifelong ambition to improve his family's financial...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107673690
• ISBN13: 9781107673694
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 8.9"