{"product_id":"the-agony-and-the-ecstasy-a-biographical-novel-of-michelangelo-paperback","title":"The Agony and the Ecstasy: A Biographical Novel of Michelangelo - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIrving Stone\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIrving Stone's classic biographical novel of Michelangelo--the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller in which both the artist and the man are brought to vivid, captivating life.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e His time--the turbulent Renaissance, the years of poisoning princes, warring Popes, and the all-powerful de'Medici family... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e His loves--the frail and lovely daughter of Lorenzo de'Medici, the ardent mistress of Marco Aldovrandi, and his last love, his greatest love--the beautiful, unhappy Vittoria Colonna... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e His genius--a God-driven fury from which he wrested brilliant work that made a grasp for heaven unmatched in half a millennium... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e His name--Michelangelo Buonarroti. Creator of the David, painter of the ceiling in the Sistine Chapel, architect of the dome of St. Peter's, Michelangelo lives once more in the tempestuous, powerful pages of Irving Stone's towering triumph. A masterpiece in its own right, this biographical novel offers a compelling portrait of one of the greatest artists the world has ever known.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIrving Stone was born in San Francisco on July 14, 1903. He wrote several books in a genre that he coined the \"biographical novel,\" which recounted the lives of well-known historical figures. In these novels, Stone interspersed biography with fictional narrative on the psychology and private lives of his subjects. He also wrote biographies of Clarence Darrow and Earl Warren, and short biographies of men who lost presidential elections. He died on August 26, 1989.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 784\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.63 x 7.95 x 5.28 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 07, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52019887735085,"sku":"9780451213235","price":22.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/the-agony-and-the-ecstasy-a-biographical-novel-of-michelangelo-paperback-2685235.webp?v=1777439767","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-agony-and-the-ecstasy-a-biographical-novel-of-michelangelo-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}