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Introducing his new book, William tells the compelling story of a forty-year rivalry between the two most celebrated artists of their time: Michelangelo and Titian. While Michelangelo served popes in Rome, Titian immortalized the rulers of their time from Venice.  Learn more about the entwined lives of these two master artists, how they inspired one another, and their lifelong competitive relationship.

About the speaker

Wallace teaches Renaissance art and architecture 1300–1700 and is an internationally recognized authority on Michelangelo and his contemporaries. In addition to more than 90 essays, chapters, and articles (as well as two short works of fiction), he is the author and editor of eight different books on Michelangelo, including Michelangelo at San Lorenzo: the Genius as Entrepreneur (Cambridge, 1994); Michelangelo: Selected Scholarship in English (Garland, 1996); and Michelangelo: The Complete Sculpture, Painting, and Architecture (Hugh Lauter Levin, 1998). His biography, Michelangelo: The Artist, the Man and his Times, was published with Cambridge University Press in 2010 and issued in paperback in 2011.

Ticket information

Advance tickets can be reserved in person or through MetroTix using your Member ticket code. All tickets reserved through MetroTix incur a service charge; the service charge is waived for tickets reserved at the Museum. For your ticket code or more information, visit slam.org/MemberTickets.

What is the Member Lecture Series?

Member Lectures are exclusive, live, in-person events held in the Museum’s Farrell Auditorium. Members enjoy a deeper look at the fascinating changes and ongoing scholarship by the Museum’s curators and researchers. Learn more here.

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