Sistine Chapel

sculpture; sculpture is bad the more it approaches painting”. In fact, when Pope Julius II ordered Michelangelo to decorate the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in fresco, Michelangelo rebelled. The Sistine Chapel is an example of Michelangelo’s impatience with others as previously mentioned. In the fall of 1508 Michelangelo began the painting of the Sistine ceiling, calling on assistance from Giuliano Bugiardini, Aristotile da Sangallo, Francesco Granacci and several laborers. However, the work that

Michelangelo’s work in the Sistine Chapel is one of the greatest pieces of fresco work in the Italian Renaissance. Every year millions of people travel to the Vatican to see this impressive work . Not only is the Sistine Chapel an attraction for art lovers, but for Christians the Sistine Chapel is considered one of the holiest chapels in our world today . However, the Sistine Chapel like any other works of art was designed to send a message to its viewers. Like most art commissioned by the Catholic

a. In Renaissance a.a. Sistine Chapel, Vatican City Originally, the Sistine Chapel's vaulted ceiling was painted blue and covered with golden stars. The walls were adorned with frescoes by different artists, such as Pietro Perugino, who painted Christ delivering the keys to St. Peter there in 1482. The ceiling program, which was probably formulated with the help of a theologian from the Vatican, is centered around several scenes from the Old Testament beginning with the Creation of the World and

Michelangelo undertook the painting of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel during the High Renaissance. The height of the rebirth of Classical thought in Europe. The atmosphere of the time period and even its name, translating to “rebirth”, can be seen in the program of the frescoes decorating the ceiling of the chapel. The central panels are scenes from the book of Genesis. They deal with God’s creation of earth and man, the fall of man and the story of Noah. In fictive spandrels, Michelangelo placed

The Sistine Chapel was finished in four years and depicted over three hundred figures from the Book of Genesis. The painting forced Michelangelo to lay on his back the whole time, breeding neck and back pains as well as loss of eyesight during the process. It became detrimental to the way he’d live until the end of his days, but it also became one of the most revered Fresco’s that have been created during the Renaissance. What ticked off Michelangelo the most though was the Pope’s impatience to see

famous artists of the Italian Renaissance. Commissioned by Pope Julius II in 1508, Michelangelo was asked to repaint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, originally representing golden stars on a dark blue sky. At the time, Michelangelo was a more developed sculptor than a painter, but he agreed anyway. Michelangelo’s masterpiece on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel was finished in four years. On nine frescoes of the ceiling, Michelangelo depicts the book of Genesis, the first book of the Bible. From

The Sistine chapel was built between the years of 1475 and 1483 in Vatican City and is named after the pope who had the chapel built, Sixtus IV. One of the most impressive things about the Sistine chapel and one of the most famous works of art in history is Michelangelo’s painting on the ceiling of the chapel. The project was completed using fresco. In 1508 Michelangelo was requested by Pope Julius II to repaint the chapel. The Chapel at the time was painted with a blue sky and gold stars. Pope Julius

- Sistine Chapel: • It's very overwhelming with all the magnificent features • Breathtaking • The frescoes covers approximately 520 square metres across the ceiling of the building of the Chapel • Michelangelo was commissioned by Pope Julius 2 in 1505 and was given a free hand to do whatever he wanted to do • The chapel ceiling is made up of nine panels showing Old Testament scenes from the Bible • The design is linked by athletic male figures who hold bronze medallions which link the Christian

The restoration of the Sistine Chapel in the 1980’s and 90’s was very controversial. This issue began because Michelangelo, the painter of the Sistine Chapels ceiling, did the painting as a fresco. This means that the paint was absorbed in the wall, thus becoming part of the wall itself. Like many other walls and building, over time they began to crack and deteriorate. During the time of the consideration of the restoration of the chapel, the fresco had been up for over 500 years. As one would expect

contemporary artists. Michelangelo grew up and was first exposed to stone carving, “he regarded himself first and foremost as a sculptor.” (FIERO) Michelangelo was commissioned by Pope Julius II Della Rovere in 1508 to repaint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel frescoed earlier by Piero Matteo d'Amelia with a star-spangled sky.