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The Agony and the Ecstasy ( 1961) is a biographical novel of Michelangelo Buonarroti written by American author Irving Stone. Stone lived in Italy for years visiting many of the locations in Rome and Florence, worked in marble quarries, and apprenticed himself to a marble sculptor.
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- March 17, 1961
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- Doubleday
The Agony and the Ecstasy is a 1965 American historical drama film directed by Carol Reed and starring Charlton Heston as Michelangelo and Rex Harrison as Pope Julius II. The film was partly based on Irving Stone 's 1961 biographical novel of the same name , and deals with the conflicts of Michelangelo and Pope Julius II during the 1508-1512 ...
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- Philip Dunne
Mar 3, 1987 · The Agony and the Ecstasy: A Biographical Novel of Michelangelo. Mass Market Paperback – International Edition, March 3, 1987. Irving Stone’s classic biographical novel of Michelangelo—the #1 New York Times bestseller in which both the artist and the man are brought to vivid, captivating life.
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The Agony and the Ecstasy. Irving Stone. 4.09. 90,718 ratings2,392 reviews. Celebrating the 500th anniversary of Michelangelo’s David, New American Library releases a special edition of Irving Stone’s classic biographical novel—in which both the artist and the man are brought to life in full.
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The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965) Movie Info Synopsis During the Italian Renaissance, Pope Julius II (Rex Harrison) contracts the influential artist Michelangelo (Charlton Heston) to sculpt 40...
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- Charlton Heston
- Carol Reed
- Twentieth Century Fox
The Agony and the Ecstasy: Directed by Carol Reed. With Charlton Heston, Rex Harrison, Diane Cilento, Harry Andrews. The biographical story of Michelangelo's troubles while painting the Sistine Chapel at the urging of Pope Julius II.
About The Agony and the Ecstasy. Irving Stone’s classic biographical novel of Michelangelo—the #1 New York Times bestseller in which both the artist and the man are brought to vivid, captivating life. His time—the turbulent Renaissance, the years of poisoning princes, warring Popes, and the all-powerful de’Medici family….
