ANDREW GRAHAM DIXON

¿Eres capaz de decidir en cuestión de segundos si una obra de arte te gusta o no? Esta guía nos propone una visita a través de los mejores museos de todo el mundo, junto a un excepcional guía que nos ira abriendo los ojos, y detallando aquellos aspectos a los que deberemos prestar una especial atencion cuando nos encontremos frente a una obra de arte. La guia comienza con un curso sobre como leer el arte: la textura, el trazo, el color y la perspectiva entre otros muchos aspectos. A continuacion, nos paseamos ante todas aquellas obras emblematicas para la humanidad. Tras el recorrido en el tiempo, el autor nos propone unos recorridos tematicos y geograficos que terminan de perfilar nuestra vision y convertirla, con la ayuda del glosario que encontraras al final, en una mirada entendida.

You cannot stand underneath the masterwork that is the Sistine Chapel without considering the genius and painstaking work that went into its creation. Michelangelo Buonarroti never wanted to paint the Sistine Chapel, though. Appointed by the temperamental Julius II, Michelangelo believed the suspiciously large-scale project to be a plot for failure conspired by his rivals and the "Warrior Pope." After all, Michelangelo was not a painterhe was a sculptor. The noble artist reluctantly took on the daunting task that would damage his neck, back, and eyes (if you have ever strained to admire the real thing, you know). Andrew Graham-Dixon tells the story behind the famous painted ceiling over which the great artist painfully toiled for four long years. Linking Michelangelos personal life to his work on the Sistine Chapel, Graham-Dixon describes Michelangelos unique depiction of the Book of Genesis, tackles ambiguities in the work, and details the painstaking work that went into Michelangelos magnificent creation. Complete with rich, full-color illustrations and Graham-Dixons articulate narrative, Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel is an indispensable and significant piece of art criticism. It humanizes this heavenly masterpiece in a way that every art enthusiast, student, and professional can understand and appreciate.