The Sistine Chapel / Andrew Graham-Dixon.
By: Graham-Dixon, Andrew
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Publisher: London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2008Description: xv, 207 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. + hbk.ISBN: 9780297853657; 0297853651.Subject(s): Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564 -- Criticism and interpretation | Cappella Sistina (Vatican Palace, Vatican City) | Mural painting and decoration, Italian -- Vatican City | Mural painting and decoration, Renaissance -- Vatican CityDDC classification: 759.5 MIC
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Lending | MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Lending | 759.5 MIC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Checked out | 19/02/2024 | 00151772 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
As Michelangelo started work on his vast fresco cycle for the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, in the autumn of 1508, he began putting into pictures the awe-inspiring legends recounted in the Book of Genesis. But for the viewer looking up into Michelangelo's painted sky, with its visions of an elemental universe, this was to be just the first of a series of unprecedentedly original images. Yet the painting of the Sistine Chapel, for all its magnificence, came at a considerable human cost. In his new study of Michelangelo's work in the Sistine Chapel, Andrew Graham-Dixon tells the fascinating human story behind its creation. He analyses its many layers of meaning and teases out the multitude of ambiguities that lurk within its imagery of timeless magnificence. This is a retelling of the story of the Sistine Chapel for modern times, and an essential companion guide for one of the artistic wonders of the world.
Bibliography: p. 194 - 195. - Includes index.