Michelangelo Titian

Prof. Wallace relates the compelling story of the forty-year rivalry between two celebrated artists. Friendly but not friends, Michelangelo and Titian met twice and shared a dozen patrons in common, challenging and inspiring each other well into old age. William E. Wallace is the Barbara Murphy Bryant Distinguished Professor of Art History at Washington University in St. Louis. His books include Michelangelo, God’s Architect: The Story of His Final Years and Greatest Masterpiece (Princeton); Discovering Michelangelo: The Art Lover’s Guide to Understanding Michelangelo’s Masterpieces; and Michelangelo: The Artist, the Man, and His Times.