Michelangelo: The Last Judgement - A Glorious Restoration
Category: Books,Arts & Photography,History & Criticism
Michelangelo: The Last Judgement - A Glorious Restoration Details
Michelangelo's The Last Judgment, painted on the rear wall of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, is considered by many to be the artist's greatest triumph as well as one of the most important works in the history of art. Here, the newly cleaned and restored fresco is presented in all its powerful complexity and brilliant color. The 150 magnificent full-color images show the work both in its entirety and in many splendid close-up details. 154 illustrations, 150 in full color, 9 3/4 x 12 5/8"
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Reviews
This is a text book, not a painting book, since the reproductions were selected and edited to illustrate the articles' points, as opposed to enhancing our visual experience. The reproduction is poor at its worst, competent at its best. There are actually pixelatd pictures in this book. (I don't know if the editor still has the job, but I know if I made that mistake, I'd be fired.) Many pictures were printed with barely enough resolution (rough grain on many pictures). I also believe there are color correction issues, but I haven't seen the actual work, so I can't be a good judge. Bottom line - @ this price, and considering the subject matter, the reproduction should look better than, say, a monthly magazine (When was the last time you see unintentional/evitable pixelated pictures in National Geographic, Rolling Stones, Vanity Fair...?). I also get the sense that publisher did not coordinate photography and text before hand since there are many digital crops. It almost feels like, well, we got these pictures and these articles, and let's try to make something out of it. It's very lazy and unethical on the part of publisher not to correct resolution issues. Printers always send publishers a mock-up for approval, and these people just have no respect whatever for the integrity of the reproduced image. I bought it on Amazon based on the reviews and I don't want others to make the same mistake. Go to the library or bookstore to look at it before you purchase.
