The Sistine Chapel
By: edited by Francesco Papafava ; texts by Lutz Heusinger, Fabrizio Mancinelli and the Direction of the Vatican Museums.
Contributors: Heusinger, Lutz.; Mancinelli, Fabrizio.; Papafava, Francesco.
Publisher: Scala, Istituto Fotografico Editoriale
Published: 1986
Place of publication: Florence, Italy
Language: eng
Number of pages: 95
Subjects: Michelangelo Buonarroti, -- 1475-1564.; Cappella Sistina (Vatican Palace, Vatican City); Mural painting and decoration, Italian -- Vatican City.; Mural painting and decoration, Italian -- Vatican City -- Conservation and restoration.
Other titles: Dr. Frank Kowsky
Description: Presents a description of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, its history, and restoration of the frescoes.
Notes: "Monumenti, Musei e Gallerie Pontificie."

Dr. Frank Kowsky.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [96]).
Table of contents: value: Fabrizio Mancinelli : The Sistine Chapel; value: The original decoration of the Chapel; value: Lutz Heusinger : The ceiling; value: The Old Testament scenes; value: The decorative figures; value: The Prophets and Sibyls - The ancestors of Christ; value: Direction of the Vatican Museums : The cleaning of Michelangelo's frescoes in the Sistine Chapel; value: Lutz Heusinger : The Last Judgment; value: Short history of the Sistine Chapel.