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A Journey into
Michelangelo’s
Rome
Angela K. Nickerson
ARTPLACE SERIES
A Journey into
Michelangelo’s
Rome
Angela K. Nickerson
ARTPLACE SERIES
Roaring Forties Press
Berkeley, California
Roaring Forties Press Per Romano
1053 Santa Fe Avenue Mille grázie, mio amore
Berkeley, California 94706
All rights reserved; first published in 2008.
Copyright © by Angela K. Nickerson
Printed in China
ISBN 978-0977742912
Ebook ISBN 978-0982341056
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Nickerson, Angela K., 1973-
A journey into Michelangelo's Rome / Angela K. Nickerson.
p. cm. -- (Artplace series)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0977742912 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1. Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564. 2. Artists--Italy--Biography. 3.
Rome (Italy)--Description and travel. I. Title.
2008
--dc22
[B]
2007046792
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Per Romano
Mille grázie, mio amore
Contents
Acknowledgments vii
1. The Meaning of Perfection: Michelangelo and His Times 2
2. Florence: Michelangelo and the House of Medici 14
3. Rome: Marvels in Marble 26
4. San Pietro in Vincoli: The Tragedy of the Tomb 44
5. The Sistine Chapel: The Pope and the Painter 62
6. Courting Controversy: Faithful Friends and Foes 78
7. The Capitoline Hill: A Humanist City 98
8. St. Peter’s and Beyond: Michelangelo’s Churches 112
9. At the Twenty-Fourth Hour: Michelangelo and His Legacy 130
Timeline 145
Notes 147
For Further Reading 151
Index 152
Credits 162
About the Author 163
About the ArtPlace Series 163
Acknowledgments
When I married a Roman in 1998, I had no idea that I was also marrying a city,
but that is indeed what happened. My first t