evidence of wealth and status and knew the value of arts as propaganda. This pattern was different in Florence where the city was governed by wealthy merchants and bankers who were responsible for commissioning much of the art for the churches and chapels of Florence during the fifteenth century. This group of powerful families wanted to show the world that their learning‚ piety and taste made them worthy of their high standing in society. Among the greatest patrons were members of the powerful Medici
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The Last Judgement is located on the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel. Commissioned by Pope Paul III‚ Michelangelo started this project in 1536 and finished 1541. The Last Judgement reflected the fresco style he learned while studying under Domenico Ghirlandaio. This painting defines the second coming of Christ and
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engineer. His work ethic and dedication to his profession was one of the many reasons why he is still remembered in the world of art. He is famously remembered for his sculptor work on the statue of David and the painting of the ceiling of the Sistine chapel. The statue of David is a male nude statue standing 17ft tall and is made of marble. It was made between 1501 and 1504. The statue represents the biblical hero King David. The real statue stands in Accademia Gallery‚ Florence today where
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1297-1300 and in this time his work became wide spread. His works influenced the start of the Riminese school or Giovanni and Pietro do Rimini. After his time in Rome he went to create some of his most influential work in the Scrovegno Chapel in Padua. The chapel was dedicated to the Annunciation and was heavily decorated with painting s of Gabriel and the Virgin Mary. The was divided into 37 scenes and arranged around the walls‚ telling the story of Mary. The life of Jesus and the The Last Judgement
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painter‚ and poet who is to this day considered one of the best artists of all time. One of his most famous works is the ceiling fresco he painted in the Sistine Chapel‚ which is in Vatican City‚ Rome. Twenty-five years later‚ when Michelangelo was sixty years old‚ he was asked by Pope Clement VII to paint the alter wall in the Sistine Chapel: the Last Judgment. This piece represents the Second Coming of Christ and the eternal judgment by God of all humans. It took Michelangelo five years to paint
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They are charged with making some of the largest decisions for the Church including electing the Pope and wear bright red‚ signifying that they are willing to die for the Church. These robes give the Cardinals their name. They meet in the Sistine Chapel‚ one of the most beautiful sites in the city state with a population of 800‚ as stated in 2012 by the CIA on their website. The Cardinals are elected for life but are only able to serve until they turn 80. Now that you now know the humble origination
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Michelangelo completed the Sistine Chapel on a curved ceiling by standing on a unique scaffolding system which was a wooden platform high up on the walls of the chapel. It was strong enough to hold workers and materials. He would’ve had to bend backwards and maybe sometimes lay on the platform in awkward positions‚ painting over his head. The structure of the composition is that Michelangelo has used fine details in his use of images for ‘Creation of Adam’‚ ‘The Last Judgement’ and all the angels
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Michelangelo was paid two hundred thousand scudi. Many people were almost in competition to have Michelangelo work for them‚ at one point the pope was literally made to ask Michelangelo to paint Pope Sixtus IV’s chapel. So‚ Michelangelo began painting what we now call the Sistine Chapel. He did it with effort and grace and painted scenes of the Bible onto the walls. Michelangelo finished this long project in
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Video four is about the High Renaissance which started in the late 15th and the early 16th century in Italy. In the first part of the video it shows the period when western art reached its climax and gave some wonderful pieces of art. It is widely viewed as the greatest explosion of creativity genius in history. It sculpture was specially made by the public‚ which is becoming expensive form of art. These sculptures were often used to decorate architecture where other were able to study and admire
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1) What are the characteristics of Late Gothic painting‚ as represented by Duccio‚ Cimabue‚ and Giotto? Describe at least 3 works‚ including artist‚ approximate dates‚ subject‚ medium‚ style‚ location‚ etc. In what ways was Giotto groundbreaking? Late Gothic painting is best characterized by a movement away from the Byzantine style‚ including a use of depth and a focus on Naturalism‚ or a use of subjects that were not based in the spiritual world. Widely regarded as one of the forefathers of
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