Unger, Miles

"The life of perhaps the most famous, most revolutionary artist in history, told through the stories of six of his magnificent masterpieces"--.

A comprehensive biography of Lorenzo de'Medici, Italian statesman and ruler of the Florentine Republic during the Italian Renaissance.

Examines the life of the Florentine intellectual, his relationships with contemporaries ranging from Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo to Cesare Borgia and Pope Alexander VI, his philosophies about power, and the legacy of The Prince.

Profiles the watercolor paintings of American artist Winslow Homer.