In this vividly written biography, William E. Wallace offers a new view of the artist. Not only a supremely gifted sculptor, painter, architect and poet, Michelangelo was also an aristocrat who firmly believed in the ancient, noble origins of his family.
Part I. Introduction: Note to the reader; 1. Rome, 1496; 2. Aristocrat of artists; 3. Rise to prominence; 4. Papal summons; 5. Rome, 1508-1516; 6. Florence, 1515-1525; 7. A week in the life; 8. Florence, 1525-1534; Part II: 9. Rome, 1534-42; 10. Rome, 154