Michelangelo& the Pope's Ceiling by Ross King
Michelangelo& the Pope's Ceiling

Ross King

Michelangelo& the Pope's Ceiling

Ross King

373 pages first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction art biography history tense slow-paced

Description

In 1508, despite strong advice to the contrary ... Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo Buonarroti to paint the ceiling of the newly restored Sistine Chapel in Rome. [This book] recounts the ... story of the four ... years [Michelangelo] spent...

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