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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.

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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.

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  • ISBN-13: 9780451213235
  • Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
  • Publication date: 9/7/2004
  • Edition description: Reprint
  • Pages: 784
  • Sales rank: 156,406
  • Product dimensions: 5.36 (w) x 8.04 (h) x 1.64 (d)

Meet the Author

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.

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  • Posted September 30, 2010

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    The book is truly the glory of a life well lived as the artist dies leaving a truly monumental body of work behind. A masterpiece that is a pleasure to read.

    The Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving Stone

    Although Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni , commonly known as Michelangelo, was born on 6 March 1475, the book opens on April of 1488, when Michelangelo was 13 y/o.

    If you take Wikipedia's entry on Michelangelo's life, you'll have a cliff note version of the novel, however, The Agony and the Ecstasy is not only the "biographical novel" of Michelangelo; but much more than that, it is the story of the Italian Renaissance in all its glory. Through Michelangelo's eyes one gets a full feeling for Florence and Rome at the time. Stone paints with a broad brush the stories of wars, feuding princes, religious machinations, and the wonderful art that the Renaissance produced.

    This novel is also an analysis of the struggle that is necessary to create. We experience the creation of just about every major work of art of Michelangelo and the personal struggles that went into the creative process. We see the artist as he struggles with family, princes, popes and other artists to get his designs accepted. Michelangelo started an apprentice on painting at age 13. He convince his father to allow this by having his master pay to his father instead of the opposite. However, Michelangelo soon discovers marble, and from there on he is smitten by sculpting. In Michelangelo's own words:

    "The painter draws to occupy space, the sculptor to displace it." (p.78)
    "...the painter draws to externalize, to wrench a shape out of himself and set it on paper; the sculptor draws to internalize, to pull a shape out of the world and solidify it with himself." (p.78)
    "No, no, cutting stone does not take strength out of you, it puts it back in." (p. 82)
    "If I don't have wonderful sculptures to show that the years have passed, then my memories will be truly bitter." (p. 618)

    His work was commissioned and interrupted by the powers that be: The Medici's, the popes, and royalty: making him move-back and forth-from Florence-his true home-to Bologna, and Rome.

    In his 89 years of life ( died 18 February 1564) he had three loves: Contessina Medici (consumed), Vittoria Colonna (not consumed and she died a virgin even though she was engaged at age 4 and was married), and Tomasso de Cavalieri, an apprentice thirty years his junior (not consumed, but Michelangelo was accused of having a sexual affair with him.
    The book is truly the glory of a life well lived as the artist dies leaving a truly monumental body of work behind. A masterpiece that is a pleasure to read.

    2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 2, 2004

    A Great Book For A Young Mind

    Read Author Stones original offering in 1962 while attending Army Missile school at Redstone Arsenal AL. Was young single US Air Force enlisted person spending much time in the library studying. Found book on best sellers list, bought it and loved it even though it was advanced for me. This book changed my life, all young people need to be challenged, to extend realm, 'Develop a yearning for learning, Professor Doctor Gardner, Bataan survivor' In all my life and studies I have always remembered the lessons of this book; patience, humility, perseverance, so much more.

    2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted November 24, 2008

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    Fantastic!

    This is a great book. Absolutely, highly recommended book to anyone who admires the genius - Michelangelo. It tells a great story of the men who believed in beauty and his consistency and determination gave us some of the most astonishing world art.
    The book is very detailed, but the story flows page after page. I couldn¿t wait to be done with my work and cuddle with the book at the end of my day.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 29, 2008

    Best Book Ever Written

    This is the most interesting historical novel I have read - worth the seven hundred pages. You feel as though you have traveled back in time and dread when you must put the book the book down. His life was so interesting that it is difficult to imagine those times. Irving Stone does an excellent job at putting you in the story.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 29, 2007

    amazing!

    I read this book in high school and it was the only book of many that i ever actually got all the way through. it makes you think, so if your not up for that challenge dont pick it up!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 9, 2005

    An excellent Novel For the Wondering Mind

    Irving Stone does an excellent job in bringing the readers back to one of the most significant time periods in history known as the Reniassance. This novel sparkles with passion for the art and hunger for knowledge. It revolves around the life of Michelangelo who spent his whole life understading the meaning of art. As well as describing the life of the greatest artist Stone also does a good job in setting up the mood of that time period. His choice of descriptive language mirrors the style of htought, social and intellectual life of the poeple of the Renaissance.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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