The Sistine Chapel: 2 Vol. Boxed

The Sistine Chapel in the Vatican is considered the epitome of the great Italian Renaissance and this richly illustrated volume guides readers through the history of the chapel and its world famous frescoes by Michelangelo. Covered in depth is the acclaimed restoration in which the frescoes were cleaned of centuries of dirt and grime bringing to light the original colors of Michelangelo's masterpiece.Text by Frederick Hartt; commentary on the plates by Gianluigi Colalucci; note on the restoration by Fabrizio Mancinelli; photographs by Takashi Okamura. The text was translated by A. Lawrence Jenkens, Jr. with additional translation by Mignon Nixon.