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.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | "Originally published in German as Die Sixtinische Kapelle by Ulrich Pfisterer." |
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Los Angeles :
Getty Research Institute,
[2018]
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| 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. |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 162 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 20 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781606065532 160606553X |