Annotation
The riveting story of how Michelangelo, against all odds, created the masterpiece that has ever since adorned the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
Awards
2004 American Library Association Notable Books
Author Notes
Michelangelo and The Pope's Ceiling Ross King is the author of Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture, as well as two novels, Ex-Libris and Domino. He lives in England, near Oxford.
| Genre | NonFiction History |
| Topics | Art history Renaissance art Religiuos leaders Popes Painters Murals Muralists Vatican Church history Art Artists Italian art Italian history |
| Setting | Vatican City |