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Michelangelo: The Vatican Frescoes | 
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| Authors: Pierluigi De Vecchi, Gianluigi Colalucci
Publisher: Abbeville Press
Category: Book
List Price: $85.00
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Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 201147
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 271
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.9
Dimensions (in): 13.3 x 10.3 x 1.6
ISBN: 0789201429
Dewey Decimal Number: 759.5
EAN: 9780789201423
ASIN: 0789201429
Publication Date: February 1997
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Condition: hardcover with some shelfwear and a remainder mark to one edge and with a torn dustjacket
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Amazon.com Review
The restoration of Michelangelo's magnificent frescoes in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel stirred up much controversy and debate among scholars, art historians, and art lovers alike. Originally painted in the late 15th century, it took restorers 14 painstaking years (from 1981 to 1995) to remove the centuries' worth of dust and decay that had obscured the frescoes' brilliant colors and intricate designs. In 250 gorgeous full-color photographs, this unique and beautiful volume presents Michelangelo's restored chapel--perhaps the greatest masterpiece of Renaissance art--in its entirety, from the Creation to the Last Judgment, both before and after cleaning. The only definitive study of the restoration process, this book is the next best thing to actually being there.
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Originally painted by Michelangelo in the late 1400s, the Vatican's Sistine Chapel frescoes were painstakingly restored between 1981 and 1995, provoking great controversy. Michelangelo's original task hard required him to construct elaborate scaffolding and to spend years of his life lying on his back to pain the ceiling; the restoration was no less difficult. For centuries dust and soot had obscured the brilliance of the frescoes' coloration, the intricacy of their detail, and the eloquence of their design. Now, however, every lunette, every ceiling fresco, and the magnificent just-restored Last Judgment can be seen in a new light in the full-color illustrations of this exciting book. Each New and Old Testament scene is identified and explained in great detail, with investigations into the evolution of their designs. Photographs and descriptions of the restoration process will prove endlessly fascinating, and the insights of the project's technical overseer provide readers with an inside look at the past, present, and future of the Sistine Chapel.
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 Beautiful Clear Pictures of the Sistine Chapel January 18, 2008
James Ferreira
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I found this book to be a very beautiful presentation of Michelangelo's fresco's inside the Sistine Chapel. The pictures are very clear and the text is good, although the fact that it is written by non-native English speakers is apparent. Anyone wanting to remember their experience of viewing the Sistine Chapel in Rome will be pleased by buying this book. At least I was.
An excellent book. January 14, 2007
Y. Zhou (Ottawa, Canada)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The image quality in this book is excellent. I have never been to Vatican. So it's hard to judge whether the color is right. I just try to use this book to study anatomy after Michelangelo. For some parts of frescoes, this book provides enlarged pictures. Some images show the frescoes before restoration, although not in detail. In general, it's a great reference book for my study.
A treasure! August 6, 2004
R.Parklane (Tokyo, Japan)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Being an admirer of the magnificent Michelangelo I am very pleased to have acquired this book. The pictures are beautifully printed. By the end of the book I wish to revisit the Sistine Chapel to view those parts printed in the book which I have obviously missed with my naked eyes. The details of the restoration work is an added bonus. To get the most of this book, please read it together with "Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling" by Ross King. You will not regret the experience. Michelangelo's frescoes are simply sublime!
Stunning artistry, breathtaking color... April 11, 2003
E. Dekur (Red River Valley, Canada)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
The photographs in this book are too good to be believed. I have never had an art book on the Sistine Chapel before that so moved me.brIt was obviously produced with great care -- the colors look perfect, the focus is perfect. I can't rave about this book enough. And so complete! You will know every nook and cranny of the Chapel when you finish this book.brWell worth more than what you pay for it.
Excellent Reproductions and very good text -- Truly Majestic January 7, 2001
Dan Sherman (Alexandria, VA USA)
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
This is an absolutely superb book, largely because the reproductions of the frescoes are excellent and really capture the colors that you see when you visit the Chapel. I have found many art books disappointing, because they simply fail to capture the works they present. I first saw this book in an American bookstore after visiting the Sistine Chapel, and really thrilled to see if after looking at several other books where colors were much duller and the images simply not as sharp. In addition to its fine colors, the book provides many fine closeups of each individual section. The text is also very good, describing the subjects of the painting, the history behind the paintings, ansd also the recent restorstion. This is a must-have book!
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