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9780810981768

Sistine Chapel

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  • ISBN13:

    9780810981768

  • ISBN10:

    0810981769

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1999-10-01
  • Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
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Summary

Michelangelo's monumental frescoes in the Sistine Chapel are among the world's great masterpieces. A nine-year restoration finally brought the paintings' original vivid colors to light once again, and they are reproduced here in all their glory.

Table of Contents

Introduction An Account of the Restoration 6(2)
Carlo Pietrangeli
Observations on Drawings for the Sistine Ceiling
8(18)
Michael Hirst
The Technique of the Sistine Ceiling Frescoes
26(20)
Gianluigi Colalucci
The Problem of Michelangelo's Assistants
46(34)
Fabrizio Mancinelli
The Functions of Michelangelo's Color
80(30)
John Shearman
Jonah's Body Language
110(84)
Matthias Winner
The Costumes Worn by the Ancestors of Christ
194(30)
Edward Maeder
The Syntax of Form and Posture from the Ceiling to the Last Judgment
224(12)
Pierluigi De Vecchi
The Last Judgment: Notes on Its Conservation History, Technique, and Restoration
236(20)
Fabrizio Mancinelli
Gianluigi Colalucci
Nazzareno Gabrielli
New Documents on the Construction of the Sistine Chapel
256(10)
Piernicola Pagliara
Notes Index Photograph Credits 266

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