Michelangelo, the Sistine Chapel

By: Stefano Zuffi

Published September 20th 2003 by Rizzoli Universe Promotional Books (first published January 1st 1999)

Category: Arts

Pages: 96 pages

ISBN: 9780789310323

Description:
This exciting new art series combines the most popular artists with expert text and a fresh, unique, format destined to appeal to children and adults alike. Each of the Rizzoli Quadrifolios features sixteen foldout pages that open into huge poster-sized reproductions of the work, allowing readers to feel as though they have leaped into work itself. The series begins with two artists whose work continually compels audiences: Michelangelo and Van Gogh. Michelangelo: The Sistine Chapel focuses on the Italian master's work on this Vatican Chapel, the recent restorations of which have propelled interest in this site even higher.