The Sistine secrets
Subtitle: Michelangelo's forbidden messages in the heart of the Vatican
By: Benjamin Blech and Roy Doliner.
Contributors: Doliner, Roy.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: HarperOne
Published: 2008
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780061469046
Subjects: Michelangelo Buonarroti, -- 1475-1564 -- Criticism and interpretation; Cappella Sistina (Vatican Palace, Vatican City); Symbolism in art; Mural painting and decoration, Italian -- Vatican City; Mural painting and decoration, Renaissance -- Vatican City
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: In the beginning; title: What is the Sistine Chapel?; title: Lost language of art; title: Rebel is born; title: Very special education; title: Out of the garden and into the world; title: As fate would have it; title: Private tour of the Sistine Temple; title: Crossing the threshold; title: Vault of heaven; title: House of David; title: Corners of the universe; title: Company of prophets; title: Middle path; title: Parting shots; title: Beyond the ceiling; title: Back on the scene; title: Secrets of the Last Judgment; title: Later secrets; title: World transfigured; title: Conclusion: so, what is the Sistine Chapel?