The Agony and the Ecstasy

Great book to learn more about not just Michelangelo but also Florence, Rome and all the crazy stuff happening during his life time in Italy.
I highly suggest to use Michelangelo: The Complete Sculpture, Painting, Architecture (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7010272-michelangelo) to see the pictures of all the art Michelangelo created - a great companion book.

I can understand why so many people recommend this novel. Did Michelangelo change the world? I think he very much did, marching along with giants like Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael (all of them also mentioned in the novel) he was THE revolutionist, a personality worthy of attention.
A well written biography with a lot of historical facts that one simply cannot disregard when studying whatever it is painting, sculpture and even architecture of the renaissance period.
I hope in the near future I will read more of Irving Stone, for now he's got my attention. 5 stars