Stokes gave us art criticism as poetry, and in Michelangelo he produced a highly personal and sensitive portrait of a man and his work.

Part 1 Introduction; Chapter 1 General Introduction; Chapter 2 Synopsis of Michelangelo's Life and Known Works (Other Than Drawings and Poems); Chapter 3 Michelangelo and His Family; Part 2 Visual Works; Chapter 4 Visual Works; Part 3 The Poems; Chapter 5 The Poems;

Adrian Stokes (1902 - 1972). British art critic, painter and poet. Significantly influenced by the psychoanalyst Melanie Klein.