The Sistine Chapel : paradise in Rome /

The Sistine Chapel: Paradise in Rome is a scholarly yet accessible history of the Sistine Chapel. Through a study of the main campaigns to adorn the chapel, Ulrich Pfisterer argues that art transformed the chapel into a pathway to the kingdom of God, legitimizing the absolute authority of the popes.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Pfisterer, Ulrich, 1968- (Author)
Other Authors:	Dollenmayer, David B. (Translator)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Language Notes:	"Originally published in German as Die Sixtinische Kapelle by Ulrich Pfisterer."
Published:	Los Angeles : Getty Research Institute, [2018]
Subjects:	Cappella Sistina (Vatican Palace, Vatican City) Michelangelo Buonarroti, > 1475-1564 > Criticism and interpretation. Mural painting and decoration, Italian > Vatican City. Mural painting and decoration, Renaissance > Vatican City. ARCHITECTURE / Religious Buildings.

Description
Summary:	The Sistine Chapel: Paradise in Rome is a scholarly yet accessible history of the Sistine Chapel. Through a study of the main campaigns to adorn the chapel, Ulrich Pfisterer argues that art transformed the chapel into a pathway to the kingdom of God, legitimizing the absolute authority of the popes.
Physical Description:	xiii, 162 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 20 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781606065532 160606553X