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Why was Michelandgelo's work in the Sistine Chapel controversial?
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Michelangelo was a Neoplatonic thinker and painted the Sistine using this philosophy. There are 3 levels to the painting and the center was man touching/reaching the hand of God. This was against church teachings that man couldn't communicated with God directly, but the purpose of the church was the connection between man and God. When he painted the Last Judgement on the back wall there was a great deal of controversay about the painting because of his view of life, Hell, and man. The nudity in the painting also very controversial and he was forced to paint over the male gentials in the painting. By the time he painted the Last Jugement his views of life had become more negative compared to his work on the ceiling.
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What work of art took Michelangelo eight years to complete?
The Sistine Chapel (ceiling + Last Judgment).
What art work did pope Julius II commission?
Most famous is the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, but there is also the statue of Moses, which is the tomb of Julius II.
What work of art features a series of multiple events?
The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
What was michangelos most famous piece of work?
In sculpture, the statue of David and the Pieta. In painting, the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and its altar fresco "The Last Judgment".
What art work did Julius commission?
If you mean Pope Julius II, then the answer is the Sistine Chapel.
Was michaelangelo drunk when he painted the Sistine chapel?
No. It took years, and the work was commissioned by the Vatican.
What work of art features a series of multiple biblical events?
The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
Two names of art work by Michelangelo?
1 - The Sistine Chapel - Ceiling Murals. 2 - The Sculpture of David.
Where is the Sistine Chapel ceiling painting?
The Sistine Chapel is in part of the Vatican buildings within the Vatican State. The Vatican State is an independent country (the smallest in the world) totally enclosed by the city of Rome, Italy.
What are the four names of the art work done by Michelangelo?
Sculpture, painting, architecture and, to some extent, poetry.
Why didn't Michelangelo sign the Sistine Chapel?
It was not customary for artists to sign their work back then. At least not on murals.
Who commissioned the Sistine Chapel?
The Sistine Chapel was built in 1473 by Pope Sixtus IV and executed by Ghirlandaio, Botticelli, Perugino, and Cosimo Roselli and their workshops. Michelangelo was commissioned by Pope Julius II to paint the frescoes present today, he began work in 1508.
