The Agony and the Ecstasy
A Biographical Novel of Michelangelo
by Irving Stone
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appears in About Italy, Art, and Fiction.
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...
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