TY  - BOOK
AU  - Forcellino,Antonio
AU  - Cameron,Allan
TI  - Michelangelo: a tormented life 
SN  - 0745640052
AV  - N6923 
U1  - 709.2 22
PY  - 2009///]
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Polity
KW  - Michelangelo Buonarroti,
KW  - Artists
KW  - Italy
KW  - Biography
N1  - Includes index; Introduction --; 1; Childhood --; 2; The Youthful Genius --; 3; At the Court of Julius II --; 4; Back and forth between Rome and Florence --; 5; At the call of the Medicis --; 6; Michelangelo's glasses --; 7; The Pauline Chapel --; 8; No more illusions
N2  - "This major new biography recounts the extraordinary life of one of the most creative figures in Western culture, weaving together the multiple threads of Michelangelo's life and times with a brilliant analysis of his greatest works. The author retraces Michelangelo's journey from Rome to Florence, explores his changing religious views and examines the complicated politics of patronage in Renaissance Italy. The psychological portrait of Michelangelo is constantly foregrounded, depicting with great conviction a tormented man, solitary and avaricious, burdened with repressed homosexuality and a surplus of creative enthusiasm. Michelangelo's acts of self-representation and his pivotal role in constructing his own myth are compellingly unveiled. Antonio Forcellino is one of the world's leading authorities on Michelangelo and an expert art historian and restorer. He has been involved in the restoration of numerous masterpieces, including Michelangelo's Moses. He combines his firsthand knowledge of Michelangelo's work with a lively literary style to draw the reader into the very heart of Michelangelo's genius ."--Publisher's website
ER  -