The Sistine secrets : Michelangelo's forbidden messages in the heart of the Vatican
(2008)
By:
Blech, Benjamin
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
759.5/BLECH,B
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
San Francisco : HarperOne, 2008
EDITION
First edition
DESCRIPTION
xvi, 320 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9780061469046, 0061469041
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
In the beginning -- What is the Sistine Chapel? -- Lost language of art -- Rebel is born -- Very special education -- Out of the garden and into the world -- As fate would have it -- Private tour of the Sistine Temple -- Crossing the threshold -- Vault of heaven -- House of David -- Corners of the universe -- Company of prophets -- Middle path -- Parting shots -- Beyond the ceiling -- Back on the scene -- Secrets of the Last Judgment -- Later secrets -- World transfigured -- Conclusion: so, what is the Sistine Chapel?