Karen Iniguez
Lisa B
Art 102
November 14th, 2016
Research Paper.
Michelangelo’s greatest artwork: The Creation of Adam.
Michelangelo is one of the most famous artist of the Italian renaissance, Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti simony was born on March 6, 1475 in Caprese Italy, son of Leonardo di Buonarrota Simoni and Francesca Neri. Since a young age Michelangelo was less interested in regular school than watch the painters and artist at near churches and plazas. His Father at a very early age realized that his son had any interest in the family financial business, so he decided to take the young Michelangelo to the Fashionable Florentine painter’s workshop, there Michelangelo learned the fresco technique.
After one year Michelangelo …show more content…
The strength of the statue's sinews, vulnerability of its nakedness, humanity of expression and overall courage made the "David" a prized representative of the city of Florence.”
Pope Julius II asked Michelangelo to switch from Sculpture to painting, his big next creation was the decoration of the Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo started working on the Sistine Chapel on 1508, the original plan was a piece of 12 apostles into 300 figures on the ceiling of the chapel, after the work had to be removed from the ceiling due to an infectious fungus, Michelangelo decided to fire all his assistants and worked by himself. He spent hours on his back and in very uncomfortable positions, he protected his work very jealously until finishing on October 31st, 1512.
The Sistine Chapel is a transcendent example of High Renaissance Art incorporating Christian figures with humanist features. It is one of the most famous painted in the whole world. The Chapel was built in 1479, and it was located next to the St. Peter’s Basilica and the Belvedere courtyard in the Vatican in Rome. “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 Chapel is 40.23 meters long, …show more content…
God saw the light was good, and he separated the from the darkness he called night, and there was evening, and there was morning the first day.” The Ceiling has other important pieces like “The Sacrifice of Noah,” “The drunkenness of Noah”, “The Fall of Man and the Expulsion from Paradise,” “The Flood” and of course the most famous of all the panels “The Creation of
Lisa B
Art 102
November 14th, 2016
Research Paper.
Michelangelo’s greatest artwork: The Creation of Adam.
Michelangelo is one of the most famous artist of the Italian renaissance, Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti simony was born on March 6, 1475 in Caprese Italy, son of Leonardo di Buonarrota Simoni and Francesca Neri. Since a young age Michelangelo was less interested in regular school than watch the painters and artist at near churches and plazas. His Father at a very early age realized that his son had any interest in the family financial business, so he decided to take the young Michelangelo to the Fashionable Florentine painter’s workshop, there Michelangelo learned the fresco technique.
After one year Michelangelo …show more content…
The strength of the statue's sinews, vulnerability of its nakedness, humanity of expression and overall courage made the "David" a prized representative of the city of Florence.”
Pope Julius II asked Michelangelo to switch from Sculpture to painting, his big next creation was the decoration of the Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo started working on the Sistine Chapel on 1508, the original plan was a piece of 12 apostles into 300 figures on the ceiling of the chapel, after the work had to be removed from the ceiling due to an infectious fungus, Michelangelo decided to fire all his assistants and worked by himself. He spent hours on his back and in very uncomfortable positions, he protected his work very jealously until finishing on October 31st, 1512.
The Sistine Chapel is a transcendent example of High Renaissance Art incorporating Christian figures with humanist features. It is one of the most famous painted in the whole world. The Chapel was built in 1479, and it was located next to the St. Peter’s Basilica and the Belvedere courtyard in the Vatican in Rome. “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 Chapel is 40.23 meters long, …show more content…
God saw the light was good, and he separated the from the darkness he called night, and there was evening, and there was morning the first day.” The Ceiling has other important pieces like “The Sacrifice of Noah,” “The drunkenness of Noah”, “The Fall of Man and the Expulsion from Paradise,” “The Flood” and of course the most famous of all the panels “The Creation of