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To learn more about Rome and the sites seen on the Rome Masterpieces of the Vatican Tour, we recommend these books and dvds:

Rome Italy Sightseeing:
Art and History of Rome and the Vatican, Special Edition for the Jubilee Year 2000
by Stefano Masi (Author)
Book Description
Art & History of Rome and the Vatican in the Jubilee Year 2000: this fantastic 192 pp. large format overview of the Eternal City features over 500 color photographs, over 40 maps and diagrams, a 4 panel fold-out of the restored ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and a detailed layout of Ancient Rome. The insightful text is handily divided into neighborhoods and details the historical and artistic aspects that make Rome one of the most beautiful and historic cities on earth. The logical and utilitarian organization makes self-guided tours a snap. For traveler, armchair traveler, and art lover alike this book will be treasured for many years to come.
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Rome Renaissance:
Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling
by Ross King (Author) "THE PIAZZA RUSTICUCCI was not one of Rome's most prestigious addresses..."
From Publishers Weekly
When Pope Julius II saw Michelangelo's Pieta, he determined to have his grand tomb made by the artist. Summoned from Florence to Rome in 1508, Michelangelo found himself on the losing side of a competition between architects and the victim of a plot "to force a hopeless task" upon him-frescoing the vault of the Sistine Chapel. How the sculptor met this painterly challenge is the matter of this popular account, which demythologizes and dramatizes without hectoring or debasing. King (Brunelleschi's Dome) re-creates Michelangelo's day-to-day world: the assistants who worked directly on the Sistine Chapel, the continuing rivalry with Raphael and the figures who had much to do with his world if not his art (da Vinci, Savonarola, Ariosto, Machiavelli, Martin Luther, Erasmus), including the steely Julius II. King makes the familiar fresh, reminding the reader of the "novelty" of Michelangelo's image of God and how "completely unheard of in previous depictions of the ancestors of Christ" was his use of women. Technical matters (making pigments, foreshortening) are lucidly handled. The 16 color and 30 b&w illustrations were not seen by PW, but should add further specifics to a nicely grounded piece of historical dramatization.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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