The Sistine Chapel Essay
The Sistine Chapel is home to one of the most miraculous paintings in the world. The painting commissioned by Pope Julius II and pained by the infamous Michelangelo. Why though? Why paint such a detailed storyline of the Bible and Jesus’s life?
The Pope had originally asked Michelangelo to fresco the already painted ceiling and walls that had been painted by many artists, including Pietro Perugino, who painted Christ delivering the keys to St. Peter in 1482. After frescoing, the Pope suggested that Michelangelo paint the seven prophets and the five sibyls along the trim of the ceiling. Taking this large canvas into his own hands Michelangelo painted much more than the twelve icons. Instead he tells the stories from the Bible and emphasizes
The Pope had originally asked Michelangelo to fresco the already painted ceiling and walls that had been painted by many artists, including Pietro Perugino, who painted Christ delivering the keys to St. Peter in 1482. After frescoing, the Pope suggested that Michelangelo paint the seven prophets and the five sibyls along the trim of the ceiling. Taking this large canvas into his own hands Michelangelo painted much more than the twelve icons. Instead he tells the stories from the Bible and emphasizes