The Lost Michelangelos

ISBN: 978-0-7456-5203-0

Hardcover

180 pages

April 2011, Polity

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This book tells the remarkable story of the discovery of two lost paintings by Michelangelo Ð one held in a private collection in the US and the other held by an Oxford college.
The book is written like a kind of detective story that begins in the Vatican Library, where Forcellino came across an unpublished letter from the 16th century commenting on a painting by Michelangelo. The story then leads to Dubrovnik, Oxford, New York and Niagara Falls, culminating in the discover of the two paintings.
This discovery is very recent and the news is just beginning to spread in the art world. It will give rise to a great deal of discussion and debate among specialists and will be covered in the press. A major exhibition of the paintings is being organized in Italy.
The author is an Italian art historian and restorer who is an authority on Michelangelo and is able to write for a wide readership.
This short and very engaging book will be of great interest to anyone interested in art and the Renaissance.