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Michelangelo was between 33 and 37 when he painted the ceiling of the chapel. (He was born in 1475 and painted it between the years 1508 and 1512.)
Dahlia O'Reilly
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How did Michelangelo build the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
He did not. He painted stories from the Old Testament on it.
What famous picture is on a ceiling in Italy?
Michelangelo's painting of scenes from the Old Testament on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome.
What did Leonardo paint in the Sistine Chapel?
No, he did not. One of his younger contemporaries, Michelangelo, painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling.
How old was Michelangelo when he got famous?
At the age of 37 Michelangelo became known as the Divine Michelangelo when the Sistine Chapel was opened for public viewing on October 31, 1512. Condivi wrote that he was 'above the reach of envy'.
Look at Michelangelo's Creation of Adam What makes this painting typical of Michelangelo's work?
it shows anatomical features in detail
How did the bible influence the Sistine Chapel?
The scenes depicted on the Sistine Chapel ceiling are scenes from the Old Testament
How old was Michelangelo when he painted the last judgment?
Michelangelo, (1475-1564) worked on the 'Last Judgement' in the Sistine Chapel from 1536 to 1541, twenty-five years after he completed the ceiling. He was 61 years old when he began the 'Last Judgement'.
The composition of michrlangelos Sistine Chapel ceiling emphasizes what?
Scenes from the Bible (Old Testament).The scenes at the exact center are Creation of Eve, Fall of Man and Expulsion frm Paradise.
What was Michelangelo drawings about?
Michelangelo preferred sculpting like the David (a character from the old testament who killed a giant with a slingshot. Google image ''David by Michelangelo or the Pieta (the virgin Mary holding the dead Jesus in her arms. See link: http:/humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/humftp/Fine_Arts/Gallery/michelangelo/lj-a.jpg). But he did paint the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican. On the ceiling he did scenes from the old testament like the one of creation where God and Adam are touching hands (see link: http://www.success.co.il/knowledge/images/Pillar2-Supernatural-GodCreates-Man-Sistine-Chapel.jpg). He also did the Last Judgement on the back wall of the Sistine Chapel (this is about when God ends the world and some go to heaven some to purgatory and most to hell: the apocalypse. See link:http:/humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/humftp/Fine_Arts/Gallery/michelangelo/lj-a.jpg).
Did Michelangelo get paid for painting the Chapel?
Yes, he was paid for painting the ceiling in the Sistine Chapel. At first he was supposed to paint Christ and 12 apostles, and the payment was agreed upon. In the end he painted all those scenes from rhe Old Testament + a lot of extra figures, over 300 figures in all. but the pope only paid what was originally agreed. Many years later Michelangelo painted the large Last Judgment on the wall above the altar in the Sistine Chapel. This time he was paid better.
Why did Michelangelo paint?
Michelangelo began as a sculptor and completed many commissions for the Pope and the Medici family. When Pope Julius II asked him to paint the Sistine Chapel it was something he could not refuse. It is well known that Michelangelo complained often to the Pope that he was not a painter but a sculptor.
What are some of Michelangelo's paintings?
The most famous is the series of scenes from the Old Testament on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Click link below to see a complete list of his sculptures and paintings!
