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Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling by Ross King is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling about?
In 1508, despite strong advice to the contrary ... Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo Buonarroti to paint the ceiling of the newly restored Sistine Chapel in Rome. [This book] recounts the ... story of the four ... years [Michelangelo] spent laboring over the twelve thousand square feet of the ... ceiling while the power politics and personal rivalries [of Rome battled around him]
Who reads Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Ross King
- Publisher
- Walker & Company : Penguin
- Published
- 2003
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780802713957
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Fiction, Memoir, Historical Fiction
- Rating
- 3.81 / 5 (239 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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