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3.5 star.
Many years ago Irving Stone's Lust for Life crushed the 13 years old me and created a lifelong aficionado of Vincent Van Gogh. However, it took the adult me a year (on and off) to finish The Agony and Ecstasy, and it left me lukewarm. Is it because of me, Irving Stone or Michelangelo? Perhaps all. Irving Stone's Michelangelo is excellent, but not my version of the artist.
Nevertheless, I've learned a lot about his sculptures and paintings, as well as the Medici family, the various Popes ...more
Many years ago Irving Stone's Lust for Life crushed the 13 years old me and created a lifelong aficionado of Vincent Van Gogh. However, it took the adult me a year (on and off) to finish The Agony and Ecstasy, and it left me lukewarm. Is it because of me, Irving Stone or Michelangelo? Perhaps all. Irving Stone's Michelangelo is excellent, but not my version of the artist.
Nevertheless, I've learned a lot about his sculptures and paintings, as well as the Medici family, the various Popes ...more
Apr 03, 2021
Nidhi Kumari
marked it as to-read
