On the 10th of May 1508 I signed a contract to agree to fulfill Pope Julius’commission on painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. I had bad feelings about thewhole thing from the day Julius commissioned me to paint instead of sculpt. I am anarchitect and sculptor not a fresco painter. It is not that I doubt my ability’s to completesuch a task‚ but I believe that there are other artists that would be much better suited for the job than I. It is of course an honor to be chosen to paint such
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As previously stated in the last journal entry I am completely enthralled with the Sistine Chapel. It is because of this you will find I have repeated some of my answers. This class is the main reason I have added visiting The Sistine Chapel to my bucket list. Which artwork or invention do you think had the greatest impact on today’s society? The Sistine Chapel presents as the artwork having the greatest impact on society. Said to tell the story of the creation of mankind through illustration‚
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architects to create extravagant pieces of art in order to awe its members and clergy. After the completion of the Sistine Chapel‚ many famous artists such as Sandro Botticelli‚ Domenico Ghirlandaio and Pietro Perugino‚ and Raphael have been commissioned to paint the walls of the Sistine Chapel. In 1508‚ Michelangelo was commissioned to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. While the purpose of the frescos was to relegitimize the papacy‚ I believe that they accomplished
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Veronica Gunderson Professor Hippenstiel Art 1301 Section 5017 October 19‚ 2011 The Menil Experience As I’m walking on the side walk looking at this calm and peaceful neighborhood I’m falling in love with all the beautiful trees and the serenity of the environment. As I come closer to the Menil I notice how tall it is for a one story building. It’s a simple building but the treasures inside awaits my curious eyes and soul of the arts. I notice the brass inlays and the unique designs upon the
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The Sistine Chapel Without having seen the Sistine Chapel one can form no appreciable idea of what one man is capable of achieving. (Johann Wolfgang Goethe in 1787 in Rome) The Sistine Chapel‚ originally constructed in the late 1400’s underwent multiple periods of construction and reconstruction‚ with both the building and the artwork. It was designed to be the primary site of all papal ceremonies. (Lewine) Though the exterior is merely a rectangle‚ it is the artwork within that is the main
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The Sistine Chapel‚ located in the Vatican City‚ was painted by Michelangelo Buonarroti between 1508 and 1512‚ but the actual chapel’s construction was finished in 1480 under the supervision of Pope Sixtus IV. Michelangelo accepted the commission reluctantly knowing that painting a ceiling of over 5‚000 square feet‚ and 60 feet in the air was a near impossible task and would require him to give up his love of sculpting. Michelangelo started painting the chapel commisioned to paint only the twelve
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It is created using gold and plaster and is about 133’ 0” x 46’ 0” in size. This painting took Michelangelo four year to create and was painted for Pope Julius II. For him to be able to reach the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel‚ Michelangelo had designed his own scaffold out of a wooden platform and brackets. While many people believe he painted this laying own his back‚ he actually painted this in the standing position. This huge fresco shows the creation of the world.
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The Sistine Chapel was built within the Vatican between 1477 and 1480‚ under Pope Sixtus IV reign. Although the original name of the chapel was Cappella Magna‚ the chapel takes its name from Pope Sixtus IV‚ who restored it. The chapel has been used as a place of both religious and official papal activity and has been for centuries. The Sistine Chapel is very famous due to the style of artwork that is shown in the inside. That style is called frescos. Frescos‚ is a technique of mural painting executed
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(sins-teen) chapel in 1508. The chapel was Built by Pope Sixtus IV in 1481. Which happened to be in the Vatican‚ is known to be the pope’s headquarters in Rome. The chapel measuring in at 130 feet long and 44 feet wide - was a large undertaking to paint. The Sistine chapel particularly important to pope Julius II‚ since it was the site in which cardinals met to elect new people. Four three years (1508 - 1511) Michelangelo climbed scaffolding in the chapel to his perch about 65 feet above the chapels floor
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The Sistine Chapel Jackmark January 22‚ 2013 Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni painted the interior of the Sistine Chapel over a period of 34 years. Michelangelo’s paintings are not only masterpieces of art. The paintings displayed Michelangelo’s relationship to the
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