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    The Creation of Adam was the most exemplary scene on the Sistine ceiling of the nine scenes. Michelangelo created his image of God creating man and the world. Another well-known Sistine work was the Last Judgment on the wall behind the church altar. The Last Judgment was more personal because Michelangelo add people he disliked and himself in this painting in an unfavorable manner. All the works of art mentioned here were commissioned by people of high status or related to the church.…

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    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…

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    ‘terminates in the powerful thrown-back head’, its influence is also apparent in the positioning and structuring of the bodies of the various ignudi and prophets, such as the Prophet Jonah, with his gaping mouth and reclining form, stippling the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel…

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    of art. Two other widely known works of art are the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and the Creation of Adam. Michelangelo was influenced by the Greek mythological era and the Christian Religion. The Greek aspects are shown through his sculpting styles, he also made his sculptures larger than the actual height of a man at the time. Michelangelo had several religious ties to his work, with his painting of Last Judgement and the mural on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Raphael Sanzio is another…

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    during his lifetime. A number of Michelangelo’s art works and sculptures rank among some of the most famous in existence. He sculpted the Pieta and David and painted the ceiling of the Sistine chapel. Which piece of Michelangelo art was the most significant and why? According to Michelangelo 's Painting of the Sistine Chapel Ceiling Italian Renaissance, the Sistine Chapel was the most famous indoor painted place in the world. All of his fame came from the beautiful painting that was done in…

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    Each of us have a little artistic characteristic in us, some have a talent for the creativity of art. Overtime there have been great artists, then there are superior and iconic artists whose works have stayed with us since their existence. Artists with such a special capability to capture the audience’s attention visually and spiritually in a way. They have helped shape the artistic history that is taught all over the world. These artists have their work plastered all over the world from museums…

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    widely regarded to be the Sistine Chapel. Consecrated in 1483, a group of renaiscance painters consisting of Sandro Botticelli, Pietro Perguino, Pinturicchio, Domenico Ghirlandaio, Cosimo Roselli, created the numerous frescos that adorn its walls and ceiling. The paintings have held up magnificiently over time, however, the era in which they were created were no the best for supporting their preservation, and this very concept was not even considred at the time. The limits of technology…

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    Michelangelo painted the Sistine chapel between 1508 and 1512. To any visitor of Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel, two features become immediately and undeniably apparent: 1) the ceiling is really high up, and 2) there are a lot of paintings up there. Because of this, the centuries have handed down to us an image of Michelangelo lying on his back, wiping sweat and plaster from his eyes as he toiled away year after year, suspended hundreds of feet in the air, begrudgingly completing a commission…

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    In the study of artists, there have been many that have been known throughout history. One of the few that I am happy to write about is Taddeo di Bartolo. This artist and sone of a barber has created many pieces of work that have inspired other artists through history but the main focus is Taddeo himself. To work on him and his inspired art, Coronation of the Virgin, we will star on how this artist came to be. Taddeo di Bartolo was conceived in Siena in 1362, raised by his dad, Bartolo di Mino.…

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    People have enjoyed the beauty of art. Art is all around us and it has made a huge impact in our lives and throughout history. Art is expressed in many different way some created by man and some created by machine. Most agree that some of two greatest artist of all time are Leonardo Davinci and Michelangelo Buonarroti. Leonardo Davinci was born on April 15, 1452. His mother was a peasant named Caterina and his father was a public notary in the city of Florence his name was Ser Piero Da Vinci.…

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