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Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel
- Title
- Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel / Andrew Graham-Dixon.
- Author
- Graham-Dixon, Andrew.
- Publication
- New York, NY : Skyhorse Pub., c2009.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | ND623.B9 G723 2009 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564.
- Description
- xv, 207 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. (some col.); 24 cm.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Pictures.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 194-195) and index.
- Contents
- Preface -- Introduction -- Michelangelo Buonarroti and his the Sistine Chapel ceiling -- I. The Genesis cycle, first triad -- II.The Genesis cycle, second triad -- III.The Genesis cycle, last triad -- IV. The four spandrel paintings -- V. The imaginary architecture, the bronze figures, the ignudi -- VI . The ancestors of Christ -- VII. The prophets and sibyls -- The Last Judgement, and other endings -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Illustration acknowledgements -- Index -- The Genesis cycle. 1. The separation of light and darkness -- 2. The creation of the sun, moon and plants -- 3. The creation of life in the waters -- 4. The creation of Adam -- 5. The creation of Eve -- 6. The temptation and expulsion from Paradise -- 7. The deluge -- 8. The sacrifice of Noah -- 9. The drunkenness of Noah -- The spandrel paintings -- The prophets and sibyls -- 10. David and Goliath -- 11. Judith and Holofernes -- 12. The Death of Haman -- 13. The brazen serpent -- 14. Libyan Sibyl -- 15. Daniel -- 16. Cumaean Sibyl -- 17. Isaiah -- 18. Delphic Sibyl -- 19. Zechariah -- 20. Joel -- 21. Erythraean Sibyl -- 22. Ezekiel -- 23. Persian Sibyl -- 24. Jeremiah.
- ISBN
- 9781602393684 (alk. paper)
- 1602393680 (alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2008036409
- OCLC
- ocn236314480
- SCSB-1484673
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library