Naperville Public Library
Library Hours
Monday to Friday: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday: 1 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Naper Blvd. 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Home Best Sellers Research a Topic Download & Stream Material Request My Account
     
Limit search to available items
Results Page:  Previous Next
Author Graham-Dixon, Andrew.

Title Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel / Andrew Graham-Dixon.

Publication Info. New York, NY : Skyhorse Pub., [2009]
©2009
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b1353524~S1
Location Call No. Status
 95th Street Adult Nonfiction  759.5 GRA    AVAILABLE
 Nichols Adult Nonfiction  759.5 GRA    AVAILABLE
QR Code
Description xv, 207 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Bibliography 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.
Mural painting and decoration, Italian -- Vatican City.
Mural painting and decoration, Renaissance -- Vatican City.
Bible. Old Testament -- Illustrations.
Cappella Sistina (Vatican Palace, Vatican City)
Added Author Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564.
ISBN 9781602393684 (alk. paper)
1602393680 (alk. paper)
Patron reviews: add a review
Click for more information
BOOK
No one has rated this material

You can...
Also...
- Find similar reads
- Add a review
- Sign-up for Newsletter
- Suggest a purchase
- Can't find what you want?
More Information

 
 
© Naperville Public Library 2019.