Author
Ross King
1 award win, 1 nomination across 2 books.
Ross King is a Canadian novelist and non-fiction writer. He began his career by writing two works of historical fiction in the 1990s, later turning to non-fiction, and has since written several critically acclaimed and best-selling historical works. - Wikipedia
Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture
Published 2001-11-01
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Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling
Published 2003 · 379 pages
"In 1508, despite strong advice to the contrary, the powerful Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo Buonarroti to paint the ceiling of the newly restored Sistine Chapel in Rome. Four years earlier, at the age of twenty-nine, Michelangelo had unveiled his masterful statue of David in Florence; however, he had little experience as a painter, even less working in the delicate medium of fresco, and none with the challenging curved surfaces of vaults.
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