The Last Judgment [electronic resource] : Michelangelo and the death of the Renaissance / James A. Connor.
2009
ND623.B9 A65 2009eb
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Title
The Last Judgment [electronic resource] : Michelangelo and the death of the Renaissance / James A. Connor.
Author
Connor, James A.
Edition
1st ed.
ISBN
9780230622678 (electronic bk.)
9780230605732
9780230605732
Publication Details
New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xii, 233 p., [8] p. of plates) : ill.
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ND623.B9 A65 2009eb
Summary
Painted on the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel, 28 years after Michelangelo completed the glorious and hopeful ceiling, The Last Judgment is full of stark images depicting the End of Days. James Connor uses the famous fresco as the lens by which to view the end of the Renaissance, arguing that Michelangelo's imagery and composition reflect the religious and political upheavals of the time. Combining his flair for storytelling with incisive historical analysis, Connor demonstrates how the Counter-Reformation arose from the ashes of Renaissance Italy, and how that sea change altered the course of history.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-213) and index.
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Table of Contents
Prologue. Standing in the Sistine
Introduction. The dying Pope
The great commission
Clement's brainstorm
Pope Julius's tomb
The altar wall
Colors
The children of Savonarola
Vittoria Colonna
Sol Invictus
Saints, martyrs, and angels
The outer orbit : the naked and the dead
The damned
The censorship of the end of the world
The last days of Michelangelo Buonarroti.
Introduction. The dying Pope
The great commission
Clement's brainstorm
Pope Julius's tomb
The altar wall
Colors
The children of Savonarola
Vittoria Colonna
Sol Invictus
Saints, martyrs, and angels
The outer orbit : the naked and the dead
The damned
The censorship of the end of the world
The last days of Michelangelo Buonarroti.