Cover of The Agony and the Ecstasy

The Agony and the Ecstasy

by Irving Stone

1958 710 pages eng ★ 4.1 (12 ratings)

Mr. Stone gives his signature style and thought to this story of Michelangelo. He points out often in this book that Michelangelo, before beginning a work, asks what it is he is trying to capture in the moment of his painting, sculpture, or poem. So it is with Mr. Stone. He wants to portray, as clos…

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