Michelangelo: A Portrait of the Greatest Artist of the Italian Renaissance

About the Author William E. Wallace is an internationally recognized authority on Michelangelo. He is the author or editor of seven books on Michelangelo, including the award-winning Michelangelo: The Complete Sculpture, Painting and Architecture. He was among those experts consulted by the Vatican over the restoration of the Sistine Chapel ceiling. Product Description This beautiful book gathers together Michelangelo's work, both the famous and the lesser known, to create a vivid portrait of the artist's life and career. Visually spectacular, it features more than 150 illustrations of his artworks, including the Pietà, David, Moses and the Sistine Chapel ceiling. William E. Wallace's insightful narrative describes a career that spanned the glories of the Italian Renaissance to the first stirrings of the counter-reformation. It is enhanced with rare documents from Michelangelo's personal papers, such as contracts for his works and his plans for the Sistine Chapel. Review An art appreciator's perfect, 160 page tome --B-C-ing-U Book Description Vivid images of the painter's work are accompanied by illuminating and detailed text written by William E. Wallace, the world-leading expert on Michelangelo. From the Back Cover This beautiful book gathers together Michelangelo's work, both the famous and the lesser known, to create a vivid portrait of the artist's life and career. Visually spectacular, it features more than 150 illustrations of his artworks, including the Pietà, David, Moses and the Sistine Chapel ceiling. William E. Wallace's insightful narrative describes a career that spanned the glories of the Italian Renaissance to the first stirrings of the counter-reformation. It is enhanced with rare documents from Michelangelo's personal papers, such as contracts for his works and his plans for the Sistine Chapel.