Hold That Thought

The Many Lives of Michelangelo

04.13.2016 - By Washington University in St. LouisPlay

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What can a single sheet of paper reveal about the complex life of an artistic genius like Michelangelo Buonarroti? William Wallace, an art historian and author of Michelangelo: The Artist, the Man, and his Times, reveals how documents - including one extremely rare document in Washington University's own library - provide a window into Michelangelo's life and art.

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