PICTURE THIS  – Oct 31, 2019

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PICTURE THIS

By Gerry Fallon For The Daily Mail

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THE ART OF LOOKING UP  

by Catherine McCormack (White Lion Publishing £35, 240 pp)

THE ART OF LOOKING UP by Catherine McCormack (White Lion Publishing £35, 240 pp)

This book features 40 of the most spectacular ceilings from around the world grouped into four categories — religion, culture, power and politics. 

Author and curator Catherine McCormack painstakingly includes a critique and the story behind each one, from their conception and execution to the artists who visualised them. 

Chagall’s ceiling for the Palais Garnier Opera in Paris (pictured) features a huge angel holding a portrait of Mozart, Chagall’s favourite composer.