Michelangelo, the Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo Buonarroti • 1999 • Rizzoli
- Author
- Michelangelo Buonarroti
- First published
- 1999
- Publisher
- Rizzoli
- ISBN
- 9788884090256
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This volume, published by Rizzoli in 1999, serves as a high-fidelity photographic record of the Sistine Chapel frescoes. It was produced in the wake of the extensive, multi-decade restoration of Michelangelo's masterwork, which concluded in the 1990s and sparked global debate regarding the removal of centuries of grime and overpainting to reveal the artist's original, vibrant color palette.
The publication is designed as an art historical reference, featuring large-scale plates that capture the architectural scope of the ceiling and the Last Judgment. Rizzoli’s approach emphasizes the physical scale of the work, utilizing archival-quality printing to convey the musculature and complex geometry characteristic of Michelangelo’s High Renaissance style, making it a definitive resource for scholars and enthusiasts of the Vatican collections.
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