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Author:

Connor, James A.

Title:

The last judgment : Michelangelo and the death of the Renaissance / James A. Connor.

Edition:

1st Palgrave Macmillan pbk. ed.

Publisher:

Palgrave Macmillan,

Copyright Date:

2010

Description:

xii, 233 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Michelangelo Buonarroti,--1475-1564.--Last Judgment.
Art and society--Italy--History--16th century.
Counter-Reformation--Italy.
Renaissance--Italy.
Italy--Intellectual life--1559-1789.

Notes:

"First published in hardcover in 2009 by Palgrave Macmillan"--T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-226) and index.

Contents:

Prologue. Standing in the Sistine -- Introduction. The dying Pope -- The great commission -- Clement's brainstorm -- Pope Julius's tomb -- The altar wall -- Colors -- The children of Savonarola -- Vittoria Colonna -- Sol Invictus -- Saints, martyrs, and angels -- The outer orbit : the naked and the dead -- The damned -- The censorship of the end of the world -- The last days of Michelangelo Buonarroti.

Summary:

An analysis of the famous fresco on the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel evaluates it as a lens by which to view the end of the Renaissance, arguing that Michelangelo's imagery and composition reflect period religious and political upheavals.

ISBN:

0230623891 (pbk.)
9780230623897 (pbk.) :

OCLC:

(OCoLC)517275389

Locations:

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)