The Agony and the Ecstasy

Irving Stone
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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.
Genres: Historical FictionFictionArtClassicsItalyHistoricalArt HistoryLiteratureBiography MemoirNovels
776 Pages

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