Michelangelo

With her thoroughly researched, lively narrative and superbly detailed illustrations, Diane Stanley has captured the life of the artist Michelangelo, who towered above the late Renaissance-and whose brilliance in architecture, painting, and sculpture amazes and moves us to this day.

Michelangelo had a turbulent, quarrelsome life. He was obsessed with perfection and felt that everyone--from family members to his demanding patrons-took advantage and let him down. His long and difficult associ...