The figure of Michelangelo Buonarroti, known as 11 Divino or "the Divine One" during his lifetime, looms large in the Renaissance. This painter, sculptor, architect, and widely admired poel from Tuscany produced some of the most groundbreaking works in the history of art. This accessible book presents many of the painter's most famous works in sumptuous full-color reproductions, including his world-renowned ceiling frescoes for the Sistine Chapel, his paintings commissioned by the sixteenth-century Florentine aristocracy, his work on the tomb of Pope Julius II, the numerous canvasses depicting scenes from the Bible, his famous "Doni Tondo" of the Holy Family at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, and his final masterpiece, "The Last Judgment". An excellent and authoritatively written text detailing Michelangelo's early years as an apprentice in the workshop of Domenieo Ghirlandaio, his tumultuous relationship with Julius II, and his constant inner struggles to reconcile his faith with his...