The Sistine Chapel Die sixtinische kapelle = De sixtijnse kapel = La capilla sixtina
Cirri, Caterina2011
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The Sistine Chapel is the geographical and spiritual centre of the Vatican City, but it is also one of the most internationally famous artistic sites. Michelangelo's masterpieces make the Sistine Chapel the most visited place in the world, illustrated in detail, so the you can not only appreciate the works, but also the artist's process. A diagram of the vault is a guide to the depicted parts & scenes.
Main title:
The Sistine Chapel Die sixtinische kapelle = De sixtijnse kapel = La capilla sixtina / [text and picture research by Caterina Cirri and Simona Ricci.]
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Imprint:
Florence, Italy : Scala group, 2011.
Collation:
287 pages : colour illustrations ; 41 cm.
Notes:
Text in English, German, Dutch and French.In English, German, Dutch and Spanish.
Contents:
IntroductionArchitectureRestorationThe Genesis storiesSibyls and prophetsPutti plaque holdersEpisodes of salvation from the Old TestamentThe Ignudi.
ISBN:
9788887090697 (hardback)
Dewey class:
759.5
Local class:
759.5
Language:
EnglishGermanDutchSpanish
Subject:
Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564Botticelli, Sandro, 1444 or 1445-1510Cappella Sistina (Vatican Palace, Vatican City)Cappella Sistina (Vatican Palace, Vatican City) -- Pictorial worksSistine Chapel (Vatican Palace, Vatican City)Painting, Renaissance -- Vatican CityMural painting and decoration, Renaissance -- Vatican CityMural painting and decoration, Italian -- Vatican CityRenaissance painting -- Italy -- Pictorial works
BRN:
68471
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