Michelangelo's Last Painting

by Andrew A. Boemi

Today the chalk drawing for the painting Christ on the Cross for Vittoria Colonna resides in the British Museum, but what visitors view is not what was given her by Michelangelo.

The original drawing given to her for his last painting had horrifyingly ominous and grotesque demonic, human and animal faces hidden in the swirls of chalk surrounding Christ's body.

Michelangelo's Last Painting is an epic tale of international...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0988322919
• ISBN13: 9780988322912
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Dodd Merrill Press, LLC
• Length: 436 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"