The Sistine Chapel: History of a Masterpiece

by Antonio Forcellino

Book Overview

The Sistine Chapel is one of the world's most magnificent buildings, and the frescos that decorate its ceiling and walls are a testimony to the creative genius of the Renaissance. Two generations of artists worked at the heart of Christianity, over the course of several decades in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, to produce this extraordinary achievement of Western civilization.

In this book, the art historian and restorer Antonio...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1509565450
• ISBN13: 9781509565450
• Release Date: July 2024
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"