- Contemporaries, Italian Mural painting and decoration, Peinture et décoration murales de la Renaissance, Bible
"In 1508, despite strong advice to the contrary, the powerful Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo Buonarroti to paint the ceiling of the newly restored Sistine Chapel in Rome.
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- earnestironic
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- Author
- Ross King
- First published
- 2003
- Pages
- 379
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus, The Audio Partners, Walker & Co.
- Editions
- 9
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781572703063
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- Contemporaries
- Italian Mural painting and decoration
- Peinture et décoration murales de la Renaissance
- Bible
- Cappella Sistina (Vatican Palace, Vatican City)
- Mural painting and decoration
- Mural painting and decoration, Renaissance
- Renaissance Mural painting and decoration
- Histoire
- Peinture et décoration murales italiennes
- Appreciation
- History
“THE PIAZZA RUSTICUCCI was not one of Rome's most prestigious addresses.”
Ross King is a Canadian novelist and non-fiction writer. He began his career by writing two works of historical fiction in the 1990s, later turning to non-fiction, and has since written several critically acclaimed and best-selling historical works. - Wikipedia
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