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Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel Ceiling


Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel - Smarthistory

Originally, the pope asked Michelangelo to paint the ceiling with a geometric ornament, and place the twelve apostles in spandrels around the decoration.

Sistine Chapel ceiling - Wikipedia

The Sistine Chapel ceiling (Italian: Soffitto della Cappella Sistina), painted in fresco by Michelangelo between 1508 and 1512, is a cornerstone work of High ...

Michelangelo - Sistine Chapel, Renaissance, Art | Britannica

The complex and unusual iconography of the Sistine ceiling has been explained by some scholars as a Neoplatonic interpretation of the Bible, ...

Michelangelo frescoed the ceiling and the Last Judgment

It was Pope Julius II who chose Michelangelo Buonarroti to decorate the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo completed the ceiling and vault decoration ...

Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel Ceiling - World History Encyclopedia

The multi-panelled ceiling shows the story of Genesis from the Creation to Noah and the Great Flood. Essentially, the scenes show the creation ...

Michelangelo's Painting of the Sistine Chapel Ceiling

The Sistine Chapel's vaulted ceiling was painted blue and covered with golden stars. The walls were adorned with frescoes by different artists.

Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel (article) | Khan Academy

Originally, the pope asked Michelangelo to paint the ceiling with a geometric ornament, and place the twelve apostles in spandrels around the decoration.

Sistine Chapel - Vatican Museums

Using his extraordinary artistic capacities, Michelangelo tried to translate into visible forms the invisible beauty and majesty of God and guided by the words ...

Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel - the story behind it all

The main chapel space is 134 feet long by 44 feet wide, with a ceiling height of 68 feet. The ceiling is a barrel vault with windows. It was ...

Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel - YouTube

The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel is one of Michelangelo's most famous works. Learn more about the history of this masterpiece.

Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling: fun facts - Tanja Moderscheim

Apparently Michelangelo hated painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Not unthinkable conidering it measures 12,000 square feet. In one of ...

Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition - OFFICIAL WEBSITE

Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition® showcases the awe and wonder of arguably one of mankind's greatest artistic achievements, while allowing its ...

Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel (video) - Khan Academy

The Sistine Chapel in the Vatican holds great importance in Catholicism, featuring stunning frescoes by Michelangelo. The ceiling showcases scenes from the ...

How did Michelangelo Paint the Sistine Chapel Ceiling?

Michelangelo painted the entirety of the Sistine Chapel ceiling in the medium of fresco. One of the most popular methods of painting during the ...

Sistine Chapel | History, Paintings, & Facts - Britannica

The most important artworks in the chapel are the frescoes by Michelangelo on the ceiling and on the west wall behind the altar. The frescoes on ...

7 Things You May Not Know About the Sistine Chapel | HISTORY

The Sistine Chapel ceiling, a series of frescoes painted by Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo, stands as one of the greatest works of ...

Michelangelo's Sistine Ceiling: Uncovering Its Message

Melding Catholic faith, Neoplatonic thought, and Judaic teachings, Michelangelo's famous ceiling provides the backstory for Christ who will come ...

The Sistine Chapel's vault by Michelangelo

The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel is one of the absolute and most important masterpieces of Western art and was frescoed almost entirely and in record time by ...

Michelangelo's Blueprints for the Sistine Chapel Ceiling ... - YouTube

Famously, Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling. Less famously, Michelangelo hated the Sistine Chapel ceiling – or at least the ...

The Creation of Adam - Wikipedia

Fresco · Ceiling plaster · 280 cm × 570 cm (9 ft 2 in × 18 ft 8 in) · Sistine Chapel, Vatican City ...