24.0 x 21.0cms 150pp colour illusts very good+ paperback & cover The chapters are: the stircase hall; Tiepolo''s commission: the staircase hall fresco; America; heaven (north section); Africa; Asia; Europe & the souther part of heaven; the effect: preparation & fresco technique; sketches & cartoon drawings; organisation of the work area; the vault & the layers of plaster supporting the painting; grids; cartoon engravings & markings in the plaster; pigments & binding agents; the production of the painting; the hading on the edge of the fresco; the restoration (2003-2006).

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Title: Tiepolo''s World: The Ceiling Fresco In The Staircase Hall Of The Wurzburg Residence
Publisher: Bayerische Schlosserverwaltung 2008
Publication Date: 2008
Language: English
ISBN 10: 3932982878
ISBN 13: 9783932982873
Binding: Soft cover
Illustrator: Profusedly Illustrated

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In 1752/53 the Venetian Giovanni Battista Tiepolo created the famous ceiling fresco with the four continents in the staircase hall of the Wurzburg Residence. Following the completion of the restoration in 2006, this European masterpiece is presented for the first time on the basis of new colour photos. The authors describe the significance and composition of the fresco and explain how Tiepolo designed and produced it, as well as how it was restored.

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