Naar aanleiding van de restauratie van de fresco's in de Sixtijnse kapel bezint de Britse kunstcriticus zich op het wezen van Michelangelo's kunst, op het restauratieproces en de rol die Japanse financiers daarbij spelen.
The personalities of artists often lie hidden behind veils of fact, myth, and hearsay. Seizing on clues found in hundreds of contemporary documents, many in the artist's own hand, a scholar-detective redefines Michelangelo from his earliest relationships to the days of his heroi…
Michelangelo: a man of his time -- Florence: Michelangelo and the House of Medici -- Rome: marvels in marble -- San Pietro in Vincoli: the tragedy of the tomb -- Sistine Chapel: the Pope and the painter -- Quirinal Hill: a faithful servant -- Capitoline Hill: a humanist city -- …