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I really just looked at the pictures here, in the context of listening to Michelangelo and the Pope’s Ceiling. I look at this book pretty regularly, about every 2 or 3 years.
The depressing thing about this book is that it's nearly 20 years old and the ink in the photos is fading. Still, it's good to see the changes since I was there in '85 while the restoration was going on; seeing the (fading) pictures reminds me that I really have to go back and see the whole ceiling, finished, someday. Soon would be nice.
I'd like to own a book that really delves into the art on the ceiling and altar wall in depth without "wasting" pages on other artists of the time. I say that tongue-in-cheek. Just the Sistine photos, please.
Friday, November 19, 2004
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