How Much Was Michelangelo Paid For The Sistine Chapel
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Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling
Author: Ross King
language: en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date: 2014-10-14
From the acclaimed author of Brunelleschi's Dome and Leonardo and the Last Supper, the riveting story of how Michelangelo, against all odds, created the masterpiece that has ever since adorned the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. In 1508, despite strong advice to the contrary, the powerful Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo Buonarroti to paint the ceiling of the newly restored Sistine Chapel in Rome. Despite having completed his masterful statue David four years earlier, he had little experience as a painter, even less working in the delicate medium of fresco, and none with challenging curved surfaces such as the Sistine ceiling's vaults. The temperamental Michelangelo was himself reluctant: He stormed away from Rome, incurring Julius's wrath, before he was eventually persuaded to begin. Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling recounts the fascinating story of the four extraordinary years he spent laboring over the twelve thousand square feet of the vast ceiling, while war and the power politics and personal rivalries that abounded in Rome swirled around him. A panorama of illustrious figures intersected during this time-the brilliant young painter Raphael, with whom Michelangelo formed a rivalry; the fiery preacher Girolamo Savonarola and the great Dutch scholar Desiderius Erasmus; a youthful Martin Luther, who made his only trip to Rome at this time and was disgusted by the corruption all around him. Ross King blends these figures into a magnificent tapestry of day-to-day life on the ingenious Sistine scaffolding and outside in the upheaval of early-sixteenth-century Italy, while also offering uncommon insight into the connection between art and history.
Michelangelo & the Creation of the Sistine Chapel
This is a comprehensive study of Michelangelo, the man and the artist, as well as his masterpiece. Includes a double gatefold illustrating the entire ceiling of the chapel. The reproduction of the recently restored work reveals, in vivid colors, the true genius of this artist's work. Notable works include: David, Pietà, Moses, The Last Judgment and Sistine Chapel ceiling.
The Sistine Chapel
Over three hundred photographs showcase Michelangelo's vivid colors, plaster and pigment techniques, and preparatory drawings