Publisher's Synopsis
Michelangelo was the outstanding representative of the Italian Renaissance. From the age of 13, when he joined the workshop of Domenico Ghirlandaio, up to his death at the age of 89, his life was dedicated to the arts of painting, sculpture and architecture. Michelangelo devoted his energies equally to the service of the Florentine Republic, the Medicis and the ruling Popes which gave him numerous commissions. His life's work was accomplished in Italy, but transcended national frontiers from the earliest engravings.;In this book which reproduces his art - and particularly the newly restored frescoes from the Sistine Chapel - most beautifully, one of Italy's leading Renaissance specialist introduces the reader to one of the greatest geniuses of all time.
