Sistine Chapel ceiling

Cascina in 1504. It has a central scene that shows a group of muscular soldiers climbing from a river where they had been swimming to answer a military alarm. In 1508, Pope Julius II told Michelangelo to paint the Sistine Chapel. Another Chapel that Michelangelo did was the Medici Chapel. In 1520 Michelangelo was told to do it. Michelangelo also has wrote many poems from the 1530s to the 1540s. For a while Michelangelo focused on architecture instead of many other things. Even though…

both paganism and christiantiy. This is one of the reasons Botticelli was such a popular artist in his time. By 1460, Sandro Botticelli already had his own personal studio. Botticelli’s talent was recognized when he was asked to paint for the Sistine Chapel.…

What is beauty? In a classical sense beauty is something of perfection primarily with a strong connection towards math hence that everything beautiful was perfectly proportional and followed the golden ration of size and precision. The great Philosopher Plato believed that we find things beautiful when we unconsciously sense in them qualities we want such as gentleness, harmony, balance, peace, strength, and perfection. Michelangelo as well as Plato shared the same belief of what beauty was.…

One of the greatest paintings ever made is located in the Sistine Chapel. This chapel is in the Apostolic Palace, which is the official residence of the Pope. Within the Sistine Chapel, the celling was painted by Michelangelo. This painting depicting nine scenes from the book of Genesis, including “The Separation of Light from Darkness”, “The Sacrifice of Noah” and “The Fall of Man and the Expulsion from the Garden of Eden”, is known as one of the wonders in the Renaissance Era. In addition,…

Michelangelo Buonarroti was born on March 6, 1475 in Caprese, a little village in Tuscany, Italy. His father, Lodovico Buonarroti, was working briefly in the small village where his second out five sons was born with his wife, Francesca Neri and shortly after Michelangelo's birth, his family moved back to Florence because his father went back to working for the Florentine government. Michelangelo was placed with a family of stonecutters. He considered Florence to be his true home until the day…

4. Florence was considered to be the focus of what came to be the Renaissance. The political realm of Florence was dictated by the Medici family. This family controlled the city in secret, for nearly eight decades. The family saw the city of Florence as their work of art One member of this family was Cosimo de’ Medici. Cosimo embraced the very essence of what humanism is. Humanism embraces the arts and literature from cultures of Ancient Greece and Rome. Cosimo made sure that he was constantly…

Sir John Isaac Thornycroft (1843-1928) was a British Naval architect, engineer, and founder of the shipbuilding institution, John I Thornycroft & Company Limited. He is noted for having partially designed and built the first Royal Naval torpedo boat as well as designing and improving upon the machinery involved in this class of ship. Thornycroft is also credited with modifying the hull and propeller designs of naval ships as well as designing ship stabilizers. In particular Thornycroft's…

The beginning of a legend Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simomi was born on March 6, 1475, and Caprice Italy, we know him as Michelangelo’s father was a magistrate, was an infant’s family moved to Florence. When Michelangelo’s mother passed away this father is no longer it will take care of him and he went to live with stonecutter and he joked, “With my wet-nurse’s milk, I sucked in the hammer and chisels I use for my statues” (Bio.com ) Michelangelo didn’t care much for school it was…

The sculpture represents the bible hero and prophet David. “The Delivery of the Keys” is an Italian Renaissance painting done rapidly in watercolor on wet plaster on a wall by the artist Pietro Perugino. The painting was for the pope’s private chapel in Vatican, in Rome. Pope Sixtus IV…

Date and place of birth and death. Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni or as he is more commonly known as, Michelangelo, was a historical figure who possessed many talents such as painting, sculpting, poetry and architecture. Michelangelo created many revolutionary paintings and sculptures but more importantly, he created the basis of many buildings that are built today and this was thanks to his works as an architect. Michelangelo was born in Caprese Michelangelo, Italy which is near…