Missouri History Museum

Do we really need a new biography of Michaelangelo?  Is there anything left to say?  William E. Wallace, an internationally-recognized expert on Michaelangelo, speaks about the challenges and excitement of writing a modern biography of the famous Renaissance artist.  Wallace offers a substantially new view of the artist, who was not only a great sculptor, painter, architect, engineer and poet, but also an aristocrat who believed in the ancient and noble origins of his family.  The vividly written, richly documented, and accessible new biography is the most important re-assessment of Michaelangelo in more than 100 years.  Written from the words of Michaelangelo and his contemporaries, this biography tells his own story, placing the artist firmly in his times, among his workers, family, friends, popes and patrons. 

Books will be available for purchase in the Missouri History Museum Shop.