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In this book, the art historian and restorer Antonio Forcellino tells the remarkable story of the Sistine Chapel, bringing his unique combination of knowledge and skills to bear on the conditions that led to its creation. Forcellino shows that Pope Sixtus IV embarked on the project as an attempt to assert papal legitimacy in response to Mehmed II's challenge to the Pope's spiritual leadership. The lower part of the chapel was decorated by a consortium of master painters whose frescoes, so coherent that they seem almost to have been painted by a single hand, represent the highest expression of the Quattrocento Tuscan workshops. Then, in 1505, Sixtus IV's nephew, Julius II, imposed a change in direction. Having been captivated by the prodigious talent of a young Florentine sculptor, Julius II summoned Michelangelo Buonarroti to Rome and commissioned him to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Two decades later, Michelangelo returned to paint The Last Judgement, which covers the wall behind the alter. Michelangelo's revolutionary work departed radically from tradition and marked a turning point in the history of Western art.
Antonio Forcellino brings to life the wonders of the Sistine Chapel by describing the aims and everyday practices of the protagonists who envisioned it and the artists who created it, reconstructing the material history that underlies this masterpiece.
In this book, the art historian and restorer Antonio Forcellino tells the remarkable story of the Sistine Chapel, bringing his unique combination of knowledge and skills to bear on the conditions that led to its creation. Forcellino shows that Pope Sixtus IV embarked on the project as an attempt to assert papal legitimacy in response to Mehmed II's challenge to the Pope's spiritual leadership. The lower part of the chapel was decorated by a consortium of master painters whose frescoes, so coherent that they seem almost to have been painted by a single hand, represent the highest expression of the Quattrocento Tuscan workshops. Then, in 1505, Sixtus IV's nephew, Julius II, imposed a change in direction. Having been captivated by the prodigious talent of a young Florentine sculptor, Julius II summoned Michelangelo Buonarroti to Rome and commissioned him to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Two decades later, Michelangelo returned to paint The Last Judgement, which covers the wall behind the alter. Michelangelo's revolutionary work departed radically from tradition and marked a turning point in the history of Western art.
Antonio Forcellino brings to life the wonders of the Sistine Chapel by describing the aims and everyday practices of the protagonists who envisioned it and the artists who created it, reconstructing the material history that underlies this masterpiece.
Antonio Forcellino is one of the world's leading authorities on Michelangelo and an expert art historian and restorer who has been involved in the restoration of numerous masterpieces.
Prologue: Turks in the Port
Part I Affirming Papal Primacy
Intermezzo: Leonardo's Impossible Project
Part II The Giant Climbs Skywards
Intermezzo: The Crucifix of Santo Spirito
Part III The Golden Age
Intermezzo: Two Marriages
Part IV The Last Judgement
Epilogue: A New World
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2022 |
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Genre: | Importe, Kunst |
Rubrik: | Kunst & Musik |
Thema: | Architektur |
Medium: | Buch |
Inhalt: | 250 S. |
ISBN-13: | 9781509549238 |
ISBN-10: | 1509549234 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Herstellernummer: | 1A509549230 |
Einband: | Gebunden |
Autor: | Forcellino, Antonio |
Übersetzung: | Byatt, Lucinda |
Hersteller: | Polity Press |
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Wiley-VCH GmbH, Boschstr. 12, D-69469 Weinheim, amartine@wiley-vch.de |
Maße: | 254 x 236 x 30 mm |
Von/Mit: | Antonio Forcellino |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 07.11.2022 |
Gewicht: | 0,61 kg |
Antonio Forcellino is one of the world's leading authorities on Michelangelo and an expert art historian and restorer who has been involved in the restoration of numerous masterpieces.
Prologue: Turks in the Port
Part I Affirming Papal Primacy
Intermezzo: Leonardo's Impossible Project
Part II The Giant Climbs Skywards
Intermezzo: The Crucifix of Santo Spirito
Part III The Golden Age
Intermezzo: Two Marriages
Part IV The Last Judgement
Epilogue: A New World
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2022 |
---|---|
Genre: | Importe, Kunst |
Rubrik: | Kunst & Musik |
Thema: | Architektur |
Medium: | Buch |
Inhalt: | 250 S. |
ISBN-13: | 9781509549238 |
ISBN-10: | 1509549234 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Herstellernummer: | 1A509549230 |
Einband: | Gebunden |
Autor: | Forcellino, Antonio |
Übersetzung: | Byatt, Lucinda |
Hersteller: | Polity Press |
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Wiley-VCH GmbH, Boschstr. 12, D-69469 Weinheim, amartine@wiley-vch.de |
Maße: | 254 x 236 x 30 mm |
Von/Mit: | Antonio Forcellino |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 07.11.2022 |
Gewicht: | 0,61 kg |