Sun-Symbolism and Cosmology in Michelangelo's "Last Judgment" (Sixteenth Century Essays & Studies, V. 46) [Hardcover]

Valerie Shrimplin (Author)

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Publication Date: February 2000 | Series: Sixteenth Century Essays & Studies, V. 46 (Book 46)

This volume sheds new light on the celebrated Italian artist and his fresco. Here, against the background of the Renaissance, the author uses art historical methods with an interdisciplinary approach to resolve the meaning of the fresco's iconography and circular composition.

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Valerie Shrimplin

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• Hardcover: 375 pages
• Publisher: Truman State Univ Pr (February 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0943549655
• ISBN-13: 978-0943549651
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.9 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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5.0 out of 5 stars A "must" for all Michelangelo enthusiasts and scholars., September 4, 2000

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This review is from: Sun-Symbolism and Cosmology in Michelangelo's "Last Judgment" (Sixteenth Century Essays & Studies, V. 46) (Hardcover)

Michelangelo's famous painting "Last Judgement" is arguably one of the most important works ever created in the history of Western art. It is also the subject of Valerie Shrimplin's strikingly acute and original observations as she careful examines a wide range of both primary and secondary sources employing a comprehensive methodology, developing significant new research, and reaching fascinating and insightful conclusions respecting the cosmological symbolisms employed by Michelangelo. Sun Symbolism and Cosmology in Michelangelo's "Last Judgement" is an impressive work of considerable originality and scholarship, an invaluable and fascinating contribution to the study of Michelangelo's work and thought as representing by a single, major, and enduringly influential artistic achievement.