Bibliograph

The Sistine Chapel, a glorious restoration, Carlo Pietrangeli [and others]

Type

Label

The Sistine Chapel, a glorious restoration, Carlo Pietrangeli [and others]

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 266-271) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Sistine Chapel

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

29255028

Responsibility statement

Carlo Pietrangeli [and others]

Sub title

a glorious restoration

Summary

Contains nearly three hundred photographs taken by Takashi Okamura showing the entire Ceiling, individual panels showing such scenes as the Creation of Adam and the Deluge, and details of prophets, sibyls, nudes, and other stunning figures

Table Of 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

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