"Michelangelo created some of the world's most recognizable art, from the statue of David to the intricate ceiling fresco of the Sistine Chapel. Beyond his well-known painting and sculpting, he was a gifted poet and architect. Young readers can learn about the entirety of Michelangelo's life, from his time as a young apprentice, and his relationships with several Catholic popes and the Medici family, to his unwillingness to stop working into his late...

There was a giant in the city, and it was a troublemaker. The enormous block of marble had irked the people of Florence for almost forty years. No one knew what to do with it until a young artist named Michelangelo came along.

This is a biography of the Renaissance sculptor, painter, architect, and poet, including a list of places where his art can be seen today.

Featuring fine art reproductions and "Movements in Art" fact boxes, this beautiful title offers students a smart introduction to Michelangelo and his contributions to the Renaissance and the world of Art. Full color plates, primary sources offer imaginative and visual insight into his times, his lives and his work.

Presents a biography of the Renaissance sculptor, painter, architect, and poet, well known for his work on the Sistine Chapel in Rome's St. Peter's Cathedral.

An illustrated biography of Michelangelo, the Italian Renaissance painter and sculptor.

Introduces the life and artistic career of Renaissance sculptor and painter, Michelangelo Buonarroti.

Michelangelo Buonarroti's career spanned almost seven decades, during which time he was instrumental in the development of an art style that represents the pinnacle of the Italian High Renaissance. His unrivaled genius, violent temper and singular determination to pursue his art meant that he often worked alone, undertaking great feats of physical and intellectual endurance. Michelangelo is the archetypal brooding artist, the romantic symbol of the...