Description
The passionate biographical novel of Michelangelo. His time – the turbulent Renaissance, the years of poisoning princes, warring Popes, the all-powerful de’Medici family, the fanatic monk Savonarola…
His loves – the frail and lovely daughter of Lorenzo de’Medici; the ardent mistress of Marco Aldovrandi; and his last love, his greatest love – the beautiful, unhappy Vittoria Colonna…
His genius – a God-driven fury from which he wrested the greatest art the world has ever known…
Reprint. Originally published: Doubleday, c1961.
