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What did Michelangelo use for his medium on the Sistine Chapel?
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What theme did Michelangelo use for the paintings of the Sistine Chapel ceiling?
Scenes from Genesis.
What use is the Sistine Chapel ceiling?
Every room needs a ceiling. So does the Sistine Chapel.
How do you use the word Michelangelo in a sentence?
Leonardo Da Vinci was one of the worlds greatest men. He did many things like painting, writing, architect, building, exploring the body, ect.
What painting medium did Michelangelo use to paint the Sistine Chapel?
The paintings in the Sistine Chapel are frescoes. Pigment was mixed with wet plaster directly on the wall or ceiling.A Fresco painting, from the Italian word affrescowhich derives from the adjective fresco ("fresh"), describes a method, where the paint is applied on plaster on walls or ceilings. The Buon fresco technique consists of painting in pigment mixed with water on a thin layer of wet, fresh,lime mortar or plaster.
How do you use Vatican in a sentence?
The Sistine Chapel is located in Vatican City.
What did Michelangelo use?
Michelangelo Buonarrotti (1475-1564) was a sculptor and painter, and designed architectural facades. Michelangelo is best known for his creation of the paintings that adorn the ceiling and altar walls of the Sistine Chapel - the ceiling being a scene from Genesis and the Altar walls mural representing The Last Judgment. He also sculpted several famous statues including "David" and "The Pietà" (the latter currently located in Vatican City).
What is a scaf holding?
Don't you really mean scaffolding? It is a temporary platform, either supported from below or suspended from above, on which workers sit or stand when performing tasks at heights above the ground. For instance Michelangelo had to use this when painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
What materials did Michelangelo use to create his paintings?
I believe he used frescoe and some other art apliances to paint the Sistine chapel ceiling
How long did it take him to paint the Sistine Chapel?
For the ceiling, just a bit over 4 years. That was the time from start to finish. But during that time Michelangelo was absent for at least two long periods. Then came the "Last Judgement", which took 6 years.
How will the new pope be chosen?
He will be chosen in a secret conclave held in the Sistine Chapel. The cardinals use a paper ballot and a pen. No modern voting machines are used.
What did Michelangelo do with the full-sized cartoons for the ceiling?
Michelangelo did not use cartoons for this work. This was very unusual.
What style did Michelangelo use?
Italian High Renaissance.
