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Michelangelo, God's Architect: The Story of His Final Years and Greatest Masterpiece
By Wallace, William E.
- ISBN
- 9780691195490 9780691194394
- Publisher
- Princeton Univ.
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Reviewed on November 1, 2019 | Arts & Humanities
Best known as a sculptor and painter, Michelangelo (1475–1564) spent his last years working on a half-dozen architectural commissions including as chief architect of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. Following the work of other architects, 71-year-old Michelangelo received the St. Peter's commission from Pope Paul III, and worked on it for 17 years, serving under a total of five popes. Wallace (Barbara Murphy Bryant Distinguished Prof...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
