Michelangelo, God's Architect: The Story of His Final Years and Greatest Masterpiece

by William E. Wallace and William E Wallace

Book Overview

The untold story of Michelangelo's final decades--and his transformation into one of the greatest architects of the Italian Renaissance

As he entered his seventies, the great Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo despaired that his productive years were past. Anguished by the death of friends and discouraged by the loss of commissions to younger artists, this supreme painter and sculptor began carving his own tomb. It was at this...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691195498
• ISBN13: 9780691195490
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.4"