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Author:
Pfeiffer, Heinrich.
Title:
The Sistine Chapel : a new vision / Heinrich W. Pfeiffer ; translated from the German by Steven Lindberg.
Edition:
1st ed.
Publisher:
Abbeville Press,
Copyright Date:
2007
Description:
352 p. : col. ill. ; 34 cm.
Subject:
Mural painting and decoration, Italian--Vatican City--15th century.
Mural painting and decoration, Renaissance--Vatican City.
Michelangelo Buonarroti,--1475-1564--Criticism and interpretation.
Bible--Illustrations.
Cappella Sistina (Vatican Palace, Vatican City)
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-349) and index.
Contents:
The scenes from the lives of Moses and Jesus -- The ancestors of Christ and the pendentives -- The sibyls and prophets -- The scenes from the Book of Genesis and the Ignudi -- The last Judgment -- Epilogue.
Summary:
"A scholarly exposition of the symbolism of the renowned fresco cycle, illustrating both Michelangelo's frescoes and those of the quattrocento"--Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
0789209349
9780789209344
OCLC:
(OCoLC)140105176
LCCN:
2007022633
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)
PNAX964 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Calmar (Calmar)
ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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