With her lively narrative and superb illustrations, Stanley captures the life of an artist whose work amazes to this day, and provides a thrilling introduction for young readers to Michelangelos work and the colorful world of Renaissance Italy. Full color. n nWith her thoroughly researched, lively narrative and superbly detailed illustrations, Diane Stanley has captured the life of the artist Michelangelo, who towered above the late Renaissance--and whose brilliance in architecture, painting, and sculpture amazes and moves us to this day. n nMichelangelo had a turbulent, quarrelsome life. He was obsessed with perfection and felt that everyone--from family members to his demanding patrons--took advantage and let him down. His long and difficult association with Pope Julius II yielded his greatest masterpiece, the radiant paintings in the Sistine Chapel, and his most disastrous undertaking, the monumental tomb that caused the artist frustration and heartache for forty years.n nChildrens Books 2000-NY Public Lib., Books for Youth Editors Choice 2000 (Booklist), Lasting Connections 2000 (Book Links), Best Books 2000 (School Library Journal), Top 10 Youth Art Books 2000 (Booklist), and Notable Childrens Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies 2001, National Council for SS & Child. Book Counciln