Книга: Valerie Shrimplin «Michelangelo, Copernicus and the Sistine Chapel»

Michelangelo, Copernicus and the Sistine Chapel

Производитель: "LAP Lambert Academic Publishing"

The Beginning and the End of the universe, the planet, and humanity. Michelangelo s great fresco cycles of the Creation and Last Judgment on the ceiling and altar wall of the Sistine Chapel in Rome address the key issues that have concerned humanity since time immemorial. At the beginning of a new millennium, when there is great philosophical and scientific interest in the creation of the universe, and more concern about the end of the planet than ever before, Michelangelo`s Last Judgment takes on a new importance as the artist`s view of `the end`. The fresco of the Last Judgment is not only a personal artistic vision of the Biblical event, but it embraces a wealth of contemporary thought and ideas. While Michelangelo was certainly imbued with traditional thinking, there is also strong evidence that he expressed ideas in the fresco that reflected immensely innovative thought related to the new cosmology of the sixteenth century, and that he did this with the due knowledge, consent... ISBN:9783659434808

Издательство: "LAP Lambert Academic Publishing" (2013)

ISBN: 9783659434808

См. также в других словарях:

  • The Last Judgment (Michelangelo) — Infobox Painting| backcolor=#FBF5DF painting alignment=right image size=300px title=The Last Judgment artist=Michelangelo year=1534 1541 type=Fresco height=1370 width=1200 height inch= width inch = diameter cm = diameter inch = city=Vatican City… …   Wikipedia

  • List of QI episodes (A series) — infobox tvseason season name = QI Series A caption = The front cover of the QI Series A DVD, featuring Stephen Fry (right) and Alan Davies (left). dvd release date = 6 November 2006 country = UK network = BBC first aired = 11 September 2003 last… …   Wikipedia

  • Italian Renaissance — The Italian Renaissance began the opening phase of the Renaissance, a period of great cultural change and achievement in Europe that spanned the period from the end of the 14th century to about 1600, marking the transition between Medieval and… …   Wikipedia

  • Counter-Reformation — Main articles: History of Christianity and History of the Catholic Church The Vulgata The council then went on to cite Sacred Tradition in support of the Vulgate s The Counter Reformation (also the Catholic Revival[1] or Catholic Reformation)… …   Wikipedia

  • Pope Clement VII — For the antipope (1378–1394), see Antipope Clement VII. Clement VII Portrait by Sebastiano del Piombo, c. 1531 Metropolis Florence …   Wikipedia

  • 1512 — Year 1512 (MDXII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events of 1512 January June * April 11 Battle of Ravenna: French forces under Gaston de Foix, Duc de Nemours defeat the Spanish… …   Wikipedia

Поделиться ссылкой на выделенное

Прямая ссылка:
Нажмите правой клавишей мыши и выберите «Копировать ссылку»