Table of Contents

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Acknowledgement

1. The Meaning of Perfection: Michelangelo and His Times

2. Florence: Michelangelo and the House of Medici

3. Rome: Marvels in Marble

4. San Pietro in Vincoli: The Tragedy of the Tomb

5. The Sistine Chapel: The Pope and the Painter

6. Courting Controversy: Faithful Friends and Foes

7. The Capitoline Hill: A Humanist City

8. St. Peter’s and Beyond: Michelangelo’s Churches

9. At the Twenty-Fourth Hour: Michelangelo and His Legacy

Timeline

Notes

For Further Reading

Index

About the Author

A Journey into Michelangelo’s Rome

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