The Sistine Chapel : paradise in Rome

The Sistine Chapel : paradise in Rome /

"The Sistine Chapel: Paradise in Rome is a scholarly yet accessible history of the Sistine Chapel. Through a study of the main campaigns to adorn the chapel, Ulrich Pfisterer argues that art transformed the chapel into a pathway to the kingdom of God, legitimizing the absolute authority of the...

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Main Author: Pfisterer, Ulrich, 1968- (Author)
Other Authors: Dollenmayer, David B. (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
German
Published: Los Angeles, California : Getty Research Institute, [2018]
Subjects:
Michelangelo Buonarroti, > 1475-1564 > Criticism and interpretation.
Michelangelo Buonarroti, > 1475-1564.
Cappella Sistina (Vatican Palace, Vatican City)
Mural painting and decoration, Italian > Vatican City.
Mural painting and decoration, Renaissance > Vatican City.
Mural painting and decoration, Italian.
Mural painting and decoration, Renaissance.
ARCHITECTURE / Religious Buildings.
Criticism and interpretation.
Vatican City.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Summary:"The Sistine Chapel: Paradise in Rome is a scholarly yet accessible history of the Sistine Chapel. Through a study of the main campaigns to adorn the chapel, Ulrich Pfisterer argues that art transformed the chapel into a pathway to the kingdom of God, legitimizing the absolute authority of the popes"--Provided by publisher.
Item Description:"Originally published in German as Die Sixtinische Kapelle, by Ulrich Pfisterer."--ECIP galley.
Physical Description:xiii, 162 pages ; 20 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781606065532
160606553X

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