Publisher's Synopsis
Many great writers like Manzoni, Chateaubriand or Rilke saw, in Michelangelo, an undisputed mastery of the renewal of Western art. His superhuman genius and creative energy qualify Michelangelo as the embodiment of the Italian Renaissance artist; his work unequalled, save only by Leonardo Vinci. His masterpieces the Pietaand David that adorn the Sistine Chapel are evidence of his skill
