Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Michelangelo's monumental frescoes in the Sistine Chapel are among the world's great masterpieces. A nine-year restoration finally brought the paintings' original vivid colors to light once again, and they are reproduced here in all their glory.
Table of Contents
Introduction : an account of the Restoration / Carlo Pietrangeli -- Observations on drawings for the Sistine Chapel / Michael Hirst -- The technique of the Sistine ceiling frescoes / Gianluigi Colalucci -- The problem of Michelangelo's assistants / Fabrizio Mancinelli -- The functions of Michelangelo's color / John Shearman -- Jonah's body language / Matthias Winner -- The costumes worn by the ancestors of Christ / Edward Maeder -- The syntax of form and posture from the ceiling to the Last judgment / Pierluigi de Vecchi -- The Last judgment : notes on its conservation history, technique, and restoration / Fabrizio Mancinelli, Gianluigi Colalucci, and Nazzareno Gabrielli -- New documents on the construction of the Sistine Chapel / Piernicola Pagliara.