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An edition of Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel (2008)

Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel

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"This book is a retelling of the story of the Sistine Chapel for modern times, and an essential companion to one of the artistic wonders of the world."--Jacket.

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Skyhorse Pub.
Language
English
Pages
207

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Subjects

Italian Mural painting and decoration, Bible, Cappella Sistina (Vatican Palace, Vatican City), Mural painting and decoration, Renaissance, Criticism and interpretation, Mural painting and decoration, Italian, Renaissance Mural painting and decoration, Illustrations, Michelangelo buonarroti, 1475-1564, Cappella sistina (vatican palace, vatican city), Bible, illustrations, Mural painting and decoration, Painting, italian, Painting, renaissance, Artists, biography, Art, italian, Art, renaissance

People

Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564)

Places

Vatican City
Edition Availability
Cover of: Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel
2016, Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated
in English
Cover of: Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel
2009-01-01, Phoenix, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
Cover of: Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel
2009, Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated
in English
Cover of: Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel
2008, Skyhorse Pub.
in English
Cover of: Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel
2008, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
in English

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Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
Michelangelo Buonarroti and his 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
Notes
Bibliography
Illustration acknowledgements
Index
The Genesis cycle. 1. The separation of light and darkness
2. The creation of the sun, moon and plants
3. The creation of life in the waters
4. The creation of Adam
5. The creation of Eve
6. The temptation and expulsion from Paradise
7. The deluge
8. The sacrifice of Noah
9. The drunkenness of Noah
The spandrel paintings
The prophets and sibyls
10. David and Goliath
11. Judith and Holofernes
12. The Death of Haman
13. The brazen serpent
14. Libyan Sibyl
15. Daniel
16. Cumaean Sibyl
17. Isaiah
18. Delphic Sibyl
19. Zechariah
20. Joel
21. Erythraean Sibyl
22. Ezekiel
23. Persian Sibyl
24. Jeremiah.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
New York, NY

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
759.5
Library of Congress
ND623.B9 G66 2008, ND623.B9 G66 2009, ND623.B9G66 2008

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
207

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL22501038M
Internet Archive
michelangelosist0000grah
ISBN 13
9781602393684
LCCN
2008036409
OCLC/WorldCat
236314480
Goodreads
5011751

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