The Sistine Chapel: The Art, the History, and the RestorationHarmony Books, 1986 - 271 pages In 1980, a team of world-renowned art restorers and historians began the laborious twelve-year task of cleaning and restoring Michelangelo's famous frescoes on the ceiling and walls of the Sistine Chapel. The amazing discoveries made during the first four-year phase of the restoration have completely revised our understanding of Michelangelo's art -- not only reaffirming his status as one of the greatest artists in history, but exceeding all past judgments about his genius and skill. In seven authoritative essays, "The Sistine Chapel" examines the many new discoveries made possible by the restoration. "The Sistine Chapel" is a record of this enormous undertaking, truly a labor-of-love, whose profound impact on the history of art will be enjoyed and revered for many generations to come. -- From publisher's description. |
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Page 213
... sketches suggests , therefore , that Michelangelo made them at some point between the suspension of work in the Chapel in the ... sketch- book , in the corner ' spandrel ' of the Crucifixion of Haman , and then in a subordinate rĂ´le ...
... sketches suggests , therefore , that Michelangelo made them at some point between the suspension of work in the Chapel in the ... sketch- book , in the corner ' spandrel ' of the Crucifixion of Haman , and then in a subordinate rĂ´le ...
Page 214
... sketch is supplemented by a further study for Jonah on the upper left of another sheet , Parker 303r , Tolnay 170r . Returning to the verso , we may consider the little drawing on the upper left . This sketch has always been interpreted ...
... sketch is supplemented by a further study for Jonah on the upper left of another sheet , Parker 303r , Tolnay 170r . Returning to the verso , we may consider the little drawing on the upper left . This sketch has always been interpreted ...
Page 215
... sketch- book , we find that there are examples of this larger kind of study on six of the 16 pages ( Corpus 167 r , 167 v , 168 v , 169r , 172 r , 173r ) . Three are in black chalk , the rest in pen and bistre . The most elaborate is ...
... sketch- book , we find that there are examples of this larger kind of study on six of the 16 pages ( Corpus 167 r , 167 v , 168 v , 169r , 172 r , 173r ) . Three are in black chalk , the rest in pen and bistre . The most elaborate is ...
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The Sistine Chapel: A Glorious Restoration : The Essays Were Presented at a ... Pierluigi De Vecchi No preview available - 1994 |
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