Author: KING, ROSS
Title: Michelangelo & the Pope's ceiling / Ross King
Description: New York : Walker & Company 2002. First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 373 pages; 1st edition. 3rd printing. Summary: Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling recounts the four extraordinary years Michelangelo spent laboring over the vast ceiling while the power politics and personal rivalries that abounded in Rome swirled around him. Battling against ill health. financial difficulties. domestic problems. the pope's impatience. and a bitter rivalry with the brilliant young painter Raphael. Michelangelo created scenes so beautiful that they are considered to be among the greatest masterpieces of all time. A panorama of illustrious figures converged around the creation of this magnificent work -- from the great Dutch scholar Erasmus to the young Martin Luther -- and Ross King skillfully weaves them through his compelling historical narrative. offering uncommon insight into the intersection of art and history. Physical description: 373 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Subjects: Michelangelo Buonarroti. 1475-1564 -- Mural painting and decoration. Renaissance -- Vatican City. Italy -- History -- Art -- 1492-1559 -- Bible -- Religion -- Sistine Chapel.Weight in Kg appr.:

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