Irving Stone

No artist has been more ruthlessly driven by his creative urge, nor more isolated by it from most ordinary sources of human happiness, than Vincent Van Gogh. A painter of genius, his life was an incessant struggle against poverty, discouragement, madness and despair.Lust for Life skilfully captures the exciting atmosphere of the Paris of the Post-Impressionists and reconstructs with great insight the development of Van Gogh''s art. The painter is brought to life not only as an artist but as a personality and this account of his violent, vivid and tormented life is a novel of rare compassion and vitality.

His timethe turbulent Renaissance, the years of poisoning princes, warring Popes, the all-powerful de''Medici family, the fanatic monk Savonarola. His lovesthe frail and lovely daughter of Lorenzo de''Medici, the ardent mistress of Marco Aldovrandi, and his last love, his greatest lovethe beautiful, unhappy Vittoria Colonna. His geniusa god-driven fury from which he forged the greatest art the world has ever known. Here, Michelangelo Buonarroti, sculptor of David, painter of the Sistine ceiling, architect of the dome of St. Peter''s, lives once more.

Lust for Life is the classic fictional re-telling of the incredible life of Vincent Van Gogh. Vincent is not dead. He will never die. His love, his genius, the great beauty he has created will go on forever, enriching the world He was a colossus a great painter a great philosopher a martyr to his love of art. Walking down the streets of Paris the young Vincent Van Gogh didnt feel like he belonged. Battling poverty, repeated heartbreak and familial obligation, Van Gogh was a man plagued by his own creative urge but with no outlet to express it. Until the day he picked up a paintbrush.Written with raw insight and emotion, follow the artist through his tormented life, struggling against critical discouragement and mental turmoil and bare witness to his creative journey from a struggling artist to one of the worlds most celebrated artists.

Irving Stone's powerful and passionate biographical novel of Michelangelo.His timeThe turbulent Renaissance, the years of poisoning princes, warring popes, the all-powerful Medici family, the fanatic monk Savonarola.His lovesThe frail and lovely daughter of Lorenzo de Medici; the ardent mistress of Marco Aldovrandi; and his last love, his greatest love - the beautiful, unhappy Vittoria Colonna.His geniusA God-driven fury from which he wrested the greatest art the world has ever known.

Florencia, 1488. Michelangelo tiene trece años cuando ingresa en el taller del maestro Ghirlandaio. A su padre siempre le había disgustado esa pasión por la pintura ya que deseaba para su hijo una carrera mas lucrativa. Pero su maestro, en lugar de cobrarle, pagara al padre para que le deje enseñar al genial muchacho y vencera la inicial reticencia del hombre. Asi empieza la trayectoria de uno de los mas grandes artistas de todos los tiempos.Gracias a una minuciosa recreacion historica, la narracion nos conduce hasta la Italia del Renacimiento. Todo el esplendor y el dramatismo de una epoca clave para la cultura humana enmarcan este fascinante retrato de uno de los artistas mas geniales de todos los tiempos.