The Sistine Chapel : a glorious restoration

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Michelangelo's creation of the monumental frescos in the Sistine Chapel marked a revolutionary event in Western art. Now, another revolutionary event has occurred: a nine-year restoration, carried out by experts at the Vatican Museums and described and illustrated in this incredible work.

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Cappella Sistina (Vatican Palace, Vatican City)

Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564 Criticism and interpretation

Mural painting and decoration, Italian Conservation and restoration Vatican City

Mural painting and decoration, Renaissance Conservation and restoration Vatican City

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ISBN:

9780810938403
0810938405

Uniform Title:

Cappella Sistina. English

Description:

271 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 33 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 266-271) and index

Contents:

Observations on drawings for the Sistine ceiling / Michael Hirst
The technique of the Sistine ceiling frescoes / Gianluigi Colalucci
The problem of Michelangelo's assistants / Fabrizio Mancinelli
The functions of Michelangelo's color / John Shearman
Jonah's body language / Matthias Winner
The costumes worn by the ancestors of Christ / Edward Maeder
The syntax of form and posture from the ceiling to the Last Judgment / Pierluigi De Vecchi
The Last Judgment : notes on its conservation history, technique, and restoration / Fabrizio Mancinelli, Gianluigi Colalucci, and Nazzareno Gabrielli
New documents on the construction of the Sistine Chapel / Piernicola Pagliara

LCCN:

93039787 //r96

Control Number:

50528

Other Authors:

Pietrangeli, Carlo

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