Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling

Informationen zum Autor Ross King is a renowned expert in the Italian Renaissance. He is the author of numerous bestselling and acclaimed books include Brunelleschi’s Dome , Michelangelo and the Pope’s Ceiling , Leonardo and the Last Supper and Mad Enchantment: Claude Monet and the Painting of the Water Lilies . His love of Renaissance Florence, which he has been studying, writing and lecturing about for over twenty years, made Vespasiano’s long-forgotten story – never written about before – an irresistible next subject. He lives just outside Oxford. Klappentext In 1508, Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Nevertheless, for the next four years he and a hand-picked team of assistants laboured over the vast ceiling, making thousands of drawings and spending back-breaking hours on a scaffold fifty feet above the floor. Zusammenfassung In 1508, Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Nevertheless, for the next four years he and a hand-picked team of assistants laboured over the vast ceiling, making thousands of drawings and spending back-breaking hours on a scaffold fifty feet above the floor.

Product details

• Authors: Dr Ross King, Ross King
• Publisher: Pimlico
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 06.04.2006
• EAN: 9781844139323
• ISBN: 978-1-84413-932-3
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, ART / Subjects & Themes / Religious, ART / History / Renaissance, History of art / art & design styles, History of Art, Renaissance art, Renaissance style, Religious subjects depicted in art, Religious and ceremonial art