The Giant: A Novel of Michelangelo's David

Laura Morelli
3.98
487 ratings 69 reviews
As a colossal statue takes shape in Renaissance Florence, the lives of a master sculptor and a struggling painter become stunningly intertwined. Florence, 1500. Fresco painter Jacopo Torni longs to make his mark in the world. But while his peers enjoy prestigious commissions, his meager painting jobs are all earmarked to pay down gambling debts. When Jacopo hears of a competition to create Florence's greatest sculpture, he pins all his hopes on a collaboration with his boyhood companion, Michelangelo Buonarroti. But will the frustrated artist ever emerge from the shadow of his singularly gifted friend?
Genres: Historical FictionItalyArtArt HistoryHistoricalFiction
408 Pages

Community Reviews:

5 star
159 (33%)
4 star
199 (41%)
3 star
97 (20%)
2 star
25 (5%)
1 star
7 (1%)

Readers also enjoyed

Other books by Laura Morelli

Lists with this book

The Decameron
A Room with a View
The English Patient
italy location
184 books15 voters
The Birth of Venus
In the Company of the Courtesan
Eat, Pray, Love
Italia by Region: Central Italy
189 books6 voters
Girl with a Pearl Earring
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The da Vinci Code
Art & Artists in Fiction
918 books1097 voters
The Agony and the Ecstasy: A Biographical Novel of Michelangelo
Oil and Marble: A Novel of Leonardo and Michelangelo
The Giant: A Novel of Michelangelo's David
Michelangelo in Fiction
17 books2 voters