Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Painted palaces Painted palaces Anne Dunlop "A general study of palace painting in Trecento and Quattrocento Italy. Argues for the pivotal role of early secular painting in early-modern art and theory"--Provided by publisher. OL11989830W
The power and the glorification The power and the glorification Jan L. de Jong "Studies the propagandistic and political features of five prominent series of frescoes originating in papal Rome in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Discusses the manipulation of historical ev… OL16714549W
Michelangelo Michelangelo Marcia B. Hall "Michelangelo's frescoes in the Sistine Chapel - the great glory of the Vatican, and one of the treasured masterpieces of Western painting - provide a visual feast for art lovers in this magnificent … OL1862359W
La Villa Farnesina a Roma = La Villa Farnesina a Roma = Gianfranco Malafarina 101 p. : 24 cm OL19419734W
The Sistine secrets The Sistine secrets Roy Doliner,Benjamin Blech Five hundred years ago Michelangelo began work on a painting that became one of the most famous pieces of art in the world-the Sistine Chapel ceiling. Every year millions of people come to see Michel… OL1950532W
The Sistine secrets The Sistine secrets Benjamin Blech Five hundred years ago Michelangelo began work on a painting that became one of the most famous pieces of art in the world-the Sistine Chapel ceiling. Every year millions of people come to see the la… OL19934561W
The painter of souls The painter of souls Philip Kazan Follows the journey of the boy who would become the painter Fra Filippo. OL20032807W
Leonardo da Vinci's Last supper Leonardo da Vinci's Last supper Pietro C. Marani Filled with color photographs of details of the masterpiece on the north wall of the refectory of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, a visitor's guide to Leonardo da Vinci's Last supper, or Cenacolo.… OL24279800W
Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel Andrew Graham-Dixon "This book is a retelling of the story of the Sistine Chapel for modern times, and an essential companion to one of the artistic wonders of the world."--Jacket. OL2535482W
Leonardo Leonardo Carlo Pedretti,Kunster,Erfinder,Wissenschaftler,Michael Desmond,Leonardo da Vinci Bill Gates bought the Codex Leicester a notebook of Leonardo da Vinci's scientific observations and theories in 1994 from the estate of Armand Hammer for $30.8 million. Last year Gates loaned the wor… OL695408W