The Agony and the Ecstasy: A Biographical Novel of Michelangelo
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Overview
"The Renaissance was a turbulent time of plotting princes, warring Popes, the all-powerful de' Medici family, the fanatical monk Savonarola and the brilliant young artist Michelangelo Buonarroti." In Irving Stone's classic work, both the artist and the man are brought to life in full, in a portrait of his dangerous, impassioned loves and the God-driven fury from which he wrested the greatest art the world has even known.Synopsis
Celebrating the 500th anniversary of Michelangelo's David, New American Library releases a special edition of Irving Stone's classic biographical novel-in which both the artist and the man are brought to life in full. A masterpiece in its own right, this novel offers a compelling portrait of Michelangelo's dangerous, impassioned loves, and the God-driven fury from which he wrested the greatest art the world has ever known.
Author Biography: Irving Stone was born in San Francisco on July 14, 1903. He wrote several books in a genre that he coined the "biographical novel," which recounted the lives of well-known historical figures. In these novels, Stone interspersed biography with fictional narrative on the psychology and private lives of his subjects. He also wrote biographies of Clarence Darrow and Earl Warren, and short biographies of men who lost presidential elections. He died on August 26, 1989.