Michelangelo & the Pope's ceiling

In 1508, despite strong advice to the contrary ... Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo Buonarroti to paint the ceiling of the newly restored Sistine Chapel in Rome. [This book] recounts the ... story of the four ... years [Michelangelo] spent laboring over the twelve thousand square feet of the...

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Main Author: King, Ross, 1962-
Format: Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Walker & Co., 2003.
Physical Description: 373 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
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