THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY

His time—the turbulent Renaissance, the years of poisoning princes, warring Popes, the all-powerful de''Medici family, the fanatic monk Savonarola. 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. His genius—a god-driven fury from which he forged the greatest art the world has ever known. Here, Michelangelo Buonarroti, sculptor of David, painter of the Sistine ceiling, architect of the dome of St. Peter''s, lives once more.