Sistine Chapel ceiling

Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni is a famous Italian Renaissance artist. He was a painter, sculptor, architect, and poet. His most famous works are his sculptures David as well as Pieta and his paintings in the Sistine Chapel (Bio). Michelangelo was born in March 6th, 1475 in Caprese, Italy and died 88 years later in 1564 in Rome. At a young age, Michelangelo was sent to live with a family of stonecutters due to his mother’s illness. His mother, Francesca Neri, died when he was…

David: Baroque or Renaissance The courageous young David of the Old Testament has been the model for several sculptors in the art world. Michelangelo Buonarroti and Gian Lorenzo Bernini are two of these known sculptors. Michelangelo has been noted as the superior personality of the Florentine and later the High Renaissance era. He reigned the whole sixteenth century to the point others were unable to elude his influence (Hartt, 1987). A century later, Bernini entered the sculpturing world and…

Comparative Analysis on Three Italian Renaissance Masterpieces The Renaissance started from the fourteenth century and lasted in 16th century when Michelangelo died. In this era, there where several technical innovations such as the invention of oil painting, the use of Chiaroscuro, and the use of perspectives in paintings. Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael are the so called “the three giants” who were very influential and well known for their works. Some of the well known features…

part of Masaccio's collection of paintings in the Brancacci Chapel in the church Santa Maria del Carmine located in Florence, Italy that he was commissioned to do around the years 1425 to 1428 (Nichols 66). The Brancacci family were Florentine merchants allowing the family to earn enough money to build the Brancacci Chapel as part of Pietro Brancacci's final wishes…

The Pantheon was a place to honor all gods in ancient times. By building it, it gave many people jobs and money. The Pantheon had to be built 3 times. The first one was created by Marcus Agrippa. It was destroyed by a fire. The second was built by Domitian and was struck by lighting. The building burned down. Emperor Hadrian built the 3rd Pantheon to replace Marcus Agrippa’s Pantheon. Apollodorus of Damascus was the architect. It took a decade to build the Pantheon. The Pantheon was also built…

During the conversion of the mosque to a museum, hundreds of Christian mosaic art pieces were revealed from underneath plaster. Religious mosaics can be seen from wall to wall throughout its decorated interior. The Sunu, Deesis, and Theotokos mosaics imbedded on the walls of the Hagia Sophia not only beautifies the interior, but are an essential part of the religious beliefs taught and practiced in the Church. In the year 1849, one of the most important and prominent mosaics was discovered…

Michelangelo's David VS. Bernini’s David Looking back throughout the history of art. It is clear to see how one era of artists influenced another. For example the high renaissance had artist that many would consider masters of their craft. Artist like Michelangelo who was known to be a man of many talents. Michelangelo’s sculpture of David is said to have represented the pride of the people in the city the florences.It was meant to be a symbol for liberty, the front of the city hall of Florence…

the world in the present and the past. “Michelangelo created some of the most famous works of art in the world history. Many of these works he created for the Roman Catholic church. He is the man responsible for the priceless paintings in the Sistine Chapel, and were just the some of the many works of art he created. Popes, bishops and other church officials hired Michelangelo to decorate their churches with his brilliant…

The hallway is lit by a single light attached to the middle of the popcorn ceiling. There used to be two lights but one bulb flickered and died leaving the hallway dim. The popcorn ceiling is picked off and gone in some spots, mostly around the light and close to the walls. There are also a few tan stains that are darker around the edges and lighter almost white as they go in. The stains might be water stains from who ever lived in the house before. The flooring in the hallway is a worn dark…

(Nico's POV) I was scared, scared I was going to lose another sister. Will, Jason and Percy swam down to grab her. When they reached her I sensed a death. It was a powerful death, it must've been hers. I force myself to sink to the seabed and shadow travel to Camp Jupiter. I need to tell Hazel, I had to tell her she even existed still. (Hazel's POV) I had just finished cleaning the Pluto temple when Nico shadow…