Covers all the artistic output of Michelangelo (1475-1564), one of the greatest masters of the Renaissance and a legend in his own lifetime

Interprets the works not only as the expressions of an individual sensibility but also as the results of often difficult transactions between artist and clients

Employs the latest evidence from research and restoration projects

Explores the artist's relations with family and friends, his sexuality and his position in the 16th-century world