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Michaelangelo: The Sistine Chapel Ceiling (Norton Critical Studies in Art History) [Paperback]

Charles Seymour (Editor)

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Series: Norton Critical Studies in Art History | Publication Date: September 17, 1995

Modeled on the highly successful Norton Critical Editions, this series offers illuminating introductions to major monuments of painting, sculpture, and architecture.

Each volume includes all the necessary materials for the comprehensive study of a work of art:

An illustration section showing the complete work of art, details, preliminary studies, and iconographic sources;
An introductory essay by the editor;
Documents and literary sources;
Critical essays from the art-historical literature.

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Modeled on the highly successful Norton Critical Editions, this series offers illuminating introductions to major monuments of painting, sculpture, and architecture.

Each volume includes all the necessary materials for the comprehensive study of a work of art:

An illustration section showing the complete work of art, details, preliminary studies, and iconographic sources;
An introductory essay by the editor;
Documents and literary sources;
Critical essays from the art-historical literature.

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Paperback: 272 pages
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company (September 17, 1995)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0393314057
ISBN-13: 978-0393314052
Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #530,410 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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gold papal ducats, caryatid putti, false architecture, tactile values, chapel ceiling, altar wall, thousand ducats

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Pope Julius, Lord God, British Museum, Michael Angelo, Old Testament, The Creation of Eve, Giuliano da San Gallo, The Drunkenness of Noah, Critical Essays, Arch of Constantine, God the Father, Maria del Popolo, Francesco Granacci, Giovanni Pico, John Ruskin, New Testament, The Creation of Adam, Middle Ages, Charles de Tolnay, Holy Spirit, Bernard Berenson, Giorgio Vasari, Giovanni da Pistoia, Michelangelo Buonarroti, Paolo Uccello

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This book cites 23 books:

Oration on the Dignity of Man by Giovanni Pico Della Mirandola in Front Matter, page 84, and page 132
The Sistine Chapel by Frederick Hartt in Front Matter, page 88, and Back Matter
Florentine Painters of the Renaissance, The (With An Index To Their Works) by Bernhard Berenson on page 166, and page 167
Lives of the Artists (Classics) by Giorgio Vasari in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
The Lives of the Artists (Oxford World's Classics) by Giorgio Vasari in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)

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