as saying ‘ Genius is eternal patience” which he proved since it took him four and half years to complete the Sistine Chapel (blech). When Michelangelo was done‚ the project would be greater than what the Pope originally asked him for and would be considered a masterpiece. His extraordinary paintings in the chapel contained over 300 powerful and dramatic figures. However‚ the Sistine Chapel was much more than just beautiful works of art because hidden among the frescos were philosophical thoughts and
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The Frescos in the Sistine Chapel Michelangelo was an amazing painter and sculptor‚ who made an impact on the Renaissance Era. The Renaissance focused immense passion towards the arts‚ religion‚ and individual experience and development. The Renaissance Era came after the Middle Ages‚ which possessed a completely opposite lifestyle and different art techniques and characteristics. The Middle Ages was a dark‚ depressing time where art had very little importance outside the art in the church. As Italy
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Though Michelangelo wasn’t the only artist who worked on St. Peter’s Basilica‚ his work is probably the most well known. Not only did he design the domed ceiling of the church‚ but he also helped to repair the poorly constructed piers which were so vital to the structure of the monument. The Piers are what hold up the drum‚ which is the main base for the cupola (the domed part) and the lantern (the very top). The original designer of the church‚ Donato Bramante‚ was told by Michelangelo that his
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None of Michelangelo’s other works ever won him quite the same renown as his fresco in the Sistine Chapel‚ a building now virtually synonymous with his name. Almost immediately after Michelangelo unveiled it in 1512‚ the fresco became like an academy for artists‚ who had since long been using the Sistine Chapel as storehouse of ideas. They treated works of Michelangelo as some kind of a portfolio through which they concocted new ideas. The prestigious style of buon fresco generated intense interest
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When Art Speaks: An Analysis of Two Artist and Two Works of Art Wanda M. Argersinger Southern New Hanpshire University When Art Speaks The Italian Renaissance produced many artists and even more works of art‚ but there were three artists considered to be the Trinity of Great Masters‚ Michelangelo‚ Leonardo da Vinci and Raffaelo Santi‚ or simply Raphael. While these artists often worked in different mediums‚ Michelangelo preferred stone and Raphael preferred oil paint. Michelangelo and
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The Pitea is disputably one of the most distinguished renaissance sculptures. It was in the Italian Renaissance in 14th century that was best known for its achievements in painting‚ architecture‚ and sculpture to name a few. Pietà was created by the artist Michelangelo whose life time was 1475-1564. Michelangelo sculpted the well-known piece of work‚ the Pietà ‚prior to the age of thirty. In 1496 Michelangelo relocates to Rome where he completes one of his well-known pieces. Maybe he had the same
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genius sculptor created one of the greatest treasures of The Renaissance‚ the ceiling frescos of the Sistine Chapel. King draws a written and interesting portrait of Michelangelo that includes family‚ his fellow artists‚ his chaotic life and times in a thirty-one chapter book. As King points out in his research in this book‚ not everything is heard about Michelangelo’s life beyond the Sistine chapel. Such as the image of the solitary artist‚ lying on his back on scaffold‚ paint dripping onto his
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Pope Julius II asked Michelangelo to switch from sculpting to painting to decorate the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel‚ which the artist revealed on October 31‚ 1512. The project fueled Michelangelo’s imagination‚ and the original plan for 12 apostles morphed into more than 300 figures on the ceiling of the sacred space. (The work later had to be completely removed
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Michelangelo: The Creation of Adam 1512 Michelangelo painted The Creation of Adam in 1512 to be the "centerpiece" for the Sistine Chapel and for Pope Julius II. The focal point of the piece are God and Adam’s fingers‚ which are just a few centimeters apart. The suspense of the creation of mankind with a touch instantly draws the eyes to the area. As you look at the piece‚ your eyes flow from the fingers to the perceived appearance of God and his white cloak‚ which seems to be swirling around. God
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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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