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The Art of Looking Up.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McCormack, Catherine.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mural painting and decoration.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (241 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis : Quarto Publishing Group UK, 2019.
- Summary:
- The Art of Looking Up is a desirable art book surveying 40 spectacular ceilings from around the world, including those that have graced the brushes of artists including Michelangelo, Marc Chagall, and Cy Twombly. Catherine McCormack tells the stories surrounding each ceiling, which often make bold but controlled political, religious, or cultural statements, revealing much about the society and times in which they were created.
- Contents:
- Intro
- 1 Religion
- Neonian Baptistery, Ravenna, Italy
- Church of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, St Petersburg, Russia
- Sagrada Família, Barcelona, Spain
- Imam Mosque, Isfahan, Iran
- Vatican Palace, Rome, Italy
- Church of the Buckle, Göreme, Turkey
- San Pantalon Venice, Italy
- Debre Berhan Selassie Church, Gondar, Ethiopia
- Sensō-ji Temple, Tokyo, Japan
- 2 Culture
- Palais Garnier, Paris, France
- Burgtheater, Vienna, Austria
- Louvre Museum, Paris, France
- Dalí Theatre-Museum, Figueres, Catalonia
- Strahov Monastery, Prague, Czech Republic
- Metro Stations, Stockholm, Sweden
- National Theatre, San José, Costa Rica
- Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy
- Toluca Botanical Gardens, Mexico City, Mexico
- Bellagio Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, USA
- 3 Power
- Banqueting House, London, UK
- Alhambra Palace, Granada, Spain
- Palazzo del Te, Mantua, Italy
- Badal Mahal, Rajasthan, India
- Palazzo Barberini, Rome, Italy
- Topkapı Palace, Istanbul, Turkey
- Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, UK
- Palazzo Chiericati, Vicenza, Italy
- Royal Palace of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
- Chinese Palace, St Petersburg, Russia
- Würzburg Residence, Würzburg, Germany
- 4 Politics
- Palazzo Farnese, Rome, Italy
- Augsburg Town Hall, Augsburg, Germany
- City Hall, Barcelona, Spain
- Old Royal Naval College, London, UK
- United Nations Office, Geneva, Switzerland
- Museum of the Revolution, Havana, Cuba
- Palazzo Ducale, Venice, Italy
- Capitol Building, Washington DC, USA
- Further Reading
- Index
- Picture Credits.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9780711248465
- 071124846X
- OCLC:
- 1127180401
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