Description |
xv, 207 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Preface -- Introduction -- Michelangelo Buonarroti and his world -- The Sistine Chapel ceiling -- I. The Genesis cycle, first triad -- II.The Genesis cycle, second triad -- III.The Genesis cycle, last triad -- IV. The four spandrel paintings -- V. The imaginary architecture, the bronze figures, the ignudi -- VI . The ancestors of Christ -- VII. The prophets and sibyls -- The Last Judgement, and other endings -- Conclusion. |
Subject |
Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Mural painting and decoration, Italian -- Vatican City.
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Mural painting and decoration, Renaissance -- Vatican City.
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Bible. Old Testament -- Illustrations.
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Cappella Sistina (Vatican Palace, Vatican City)
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Added Author |
Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564.
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ISBN |
9781602393684 (alk. paper) |
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1602393680 (alk. paper) |
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