The Sistine Chapel Between 1508 and 1512 Michelangelo Buonarroti painted the ceiling of the Sistine chapel. For decades‚ the grandeur of his work leaves people mesmerized who travel from all over the world to simply catch a glimpse of the fresco. His magnificent painting yielded some of the most extraordinary illustrative images of all time and forever altered the course of artistic endeavors in the Western world. Michelangelo never wanted to paint the Sistine Chapel ceiling. He was unsettled
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A Spiritual and Humanistic Mix The Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel April 29‚ 2011 The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome‚ Italy is a masterpiece of biblical symbolism and humanistic style. Michelangelo was able to present both Catholic and Humanistic element in such a way that they do not visually conflict and blend into one of the most often visited pieces of artwork in the world. This work of art can tell us a lot about the values of society at that time and our progression through
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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. The ceiling has scenes‚ which nine scenes are from the Book of Genesis and a large fresco The Last Judgment on the sanctuary
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November‚ 2012 The Sistine Chapel The Sistine Chapel‚ one of the most iconic pieces of work Michelangelo ever did‚ and one of the most popular destinations in Rome. All of the ceiling and walls are covered in beautiful artwork. The panels done by Pietro Perugino‚ Sandro Botticelli‚ Domenico Ghirlandaio and Cosimo Rosselli‚ Biagio di Antonio‚ Bartolomeo della Gatta and Luca Signorelli (de Strobel) stand out‚ showing the stories of Moses and Christ. The ceiling of the chapel originally done by Pier
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The Sistine chapel was the only one of Michelangelo’s large scale projects that was insisted by religious leaders such as Julius II and Paul III (Harris‚ 1976‚ p 20). The main fresco of the Sistine chapel took four years to complete (1508-12). The last Judgment was created twenty three years later after completing the Genesis ceiling fresco. It is located on the altar of the Sistine chapel. The Last Judgment was commissioned by Pope Clement VII (1523-1534) shortly before his death‚ and confirmed
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Michelangelo: The Sistine Chapel The Sistine Chapel is a chapel in the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican City. It is one of the most famous and memorable pieces of art in the history of art. This beautiful piece of art history took a little over four years to complete. He started this project in July of 1508 and finished in October of 1512. Pope Julius II had requested Michelangelo paint the ceiling in the chapel. The Pope was strong-minded that Rome should be renovated to show its prior exaltation
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Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel Jeweldine Ladell New World Encyclopedia reports on the High Renaissance architecture of the Sistine Chapel in understanding its main features. This paper will examine three aspects of the architectural design of the building. The three aspects are as follow; the exterior‚ interior‚ and decoration‚ (New World Encyclopedia‚ 2007). The Sistine Chapel is a three story rectangular building. The exterior is plain and simple architecturally and decoratively. Many
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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 a ceiling and Julius isfar to stubborn to find anyone else
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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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and 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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