Michelangelo S Sistine Chapel Ceiling In Cross Stitch

A counted cross-stitch pattern of the entire Sistine Chapel Ceiling. Included in the book are 45 full color, individual patterns (one for every scene) and instructions on how they may be stitched together, or individually. These patterns are not computer generated. They have been meticulously created one square at a time. This allowed me to to transform the curved Sistine Chapel Ceiling into a flat pattern. There are no special stitches in the pattern, not even backstitch (except the lettering on the signs). There are only 1/4, 3/4 and full cross-stitches. Also, all the different individual pieces have been designed to interlock with the scenes around them. Although you may find patterns of parts of the Sistine Chapel Ceiling elsewhere, as an aggregate you will not find a similar pattern anywhere. To see a sample of the chart, click on the preview associated with this book. A black & white chart may be seen in the preview associated with the B/W version.

he Sistine Chapel ceiling is one of the most beautiful and important artworks ever created. Even though Michelangelo considered himself a sculptor, he managed to paint an enormous influential work. Today, more people than ever flock to the Sistine Chapel to see it. A visit to Rome or Italy is not complete without it. Most people just look at the painting and are struck by its beauty. To truly appreciate this work however, you have to know a little bit about it. If you know why this work was so influential and why we still today stand in line for many hours to go and see it, you will appreciate this monumental work even more. Michelangelo did not just paint a few scenes from the bible and that was it. There is a story behind every fresco inside the Sistine Chapel and this book will tell you all these stories and, hopefully, make you enjoy the Sistine Chapel even more, whether you just look at it from pictures or go see it in real life.

Edgar Wind (1900-1971), German-born art historian, cultural historian, and philosopher, was one of the most brilliant thinkers of his generation. This richly illustrated volume collects Wind's published articles and his extensive unpublished writings on Michelangelo, especially the prophetic "program" of the Sistine Chapel.

Describes events leading up to the creation of the Sistine Chapel ceiling, with information about the life of Michelangelo, as a man and an artist; and includes discussion of the controversial restoration project of the 1980s, with before and after photographs.

In 1985, when browsing a book on the Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, Eurico Poggi was taken with the absolute certainty that the painting registered as Moses and the Bronze Serpent is the representation of a poem called The Hymn of the Pearl. Very popular in the ancient world, the poem was among the texts known as Acts of Thomas, by the Apostle Thomas. The connection of the poem with the famous paintings seemed non-existent. One day, Eurico Poggi found a short account of the first mass held in the Sistine Chapel. This account mentions that, in 1483, the Chapel was consecrated to Our Lady of the Assumption. Suddenly, Eurico Poggi recalls a Christian tradition that describes the Apostle Thomas as the only witness of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. Intrigued, Eurico Poggi decided to look carefully at the symbolic elements present in the images of the Sistine Chapel Ceiling. His journey through the paintings reveals the true theme developed by Michelangelo Buonarroti. In the step by step of the discoveries, the search for proof that there is a hidden pearl in the center of the painting that he believes to be The Hymn of the Pearl.

Michaelangelo: Selected Readings is the long-awaited condensation of the five volume English article collection of Michaelangelo's life. Selections include: Life and Early Works; The Sistine Chapel; San Lorenzo; Tomb of Julius II and Other Works in Rome; and Drawings, Poetry and Miscellaneous Studies.