The Last Judgment

Michelangelo and the Death of the Renaissance

Nonfiction, History, Italy, Renaissance
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Author: James A. Connor ISBN: 9780230622678
Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publication: June 23, 2009
Imprint: St. Martin's Press Language: English
Author: James A. Connor
ISBN: 9780230622678
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication: June 23, 2009
Imprint: St. Martin's Press
Language: English

Painted on the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel, 28 years after Michelangelo completed the glorious and hopeful ceiling, The Last Judgment is full of stark images depicting the End of Days. James Connor uses the famous fresco as the lens by which to view the end of the Renaissance, arguing that Michelangelo's imagery and composition reflect the religious and political upheavals of the time.

Combining his flair for storytelling with incisive historical analysis, Connor demonstrates how the Counter-Reformation arose from the ashes of Renaissance Italy, and how that sea change altered the course of Western history.

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Painted on the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel, 28 years after Michelangelo completed the glorious and hopeful ceiling, The Last Judgment is full of stark images depicting the End of Days. James Connor uses the famous fresco as the lens by which to view the end of the Renaissance, arguing that Michelangelo's imagery and composition reflect the religious and political upheavals of the time.

Combining his flair for storytelling with incisive historical analysis, Connor demonstrates how the Counter-Reformation arose from the ashes of Renaissance Italy, and how that sea change altered the course of Western history.

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