First, the Last Judgement isn't on a ceiling, but on the back wall behind the altar of the Sistine chapel. He painted it several years after the Sistine ceiling . The picture centers on Christ and the various saints holding the instruments of martyrdom. He was given the freedom to paint scenes from The Bible and from mythology. It was decided that his work was not modest enough and a pupil of his was commissioned to cover the nude figures with loincloths and veils.
His most famous paintings are the Genesis scenes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel (in the Apostolic Palace of the Vatican). He also did the altar fresco "The Last Judgment". He is also known for two very famous sculptures : The Pieta and the Statue of David. (The former is in St. Peter's Basilica, while David is in Florence's Galleria dell'Accademia.)
He was famous for architecture in Florence and Rome, sculptures in Rome and Florence, mural paintings in the Vatican, and poems. Michelangelo was a Renaissance artist, sculptor, architect, and painter from Italy. His greatest masterpiece was the painting of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
Michelangelo's famous paintings was the Pieta.Answer 2:No, sorry, the Pietà is a sculpture.His paintings in the Sistine Chapel are the most famous.
They are all meant to be for spiritual purposes; to grab people's attention to how beautiful the Sistine Chapel is, so people would want to go there for daily mass.
the Pieta, David (sculptures), the Sistine Chapel ceiling, the Last judgement, and the Creation of Adam (paintings).
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His most famous paintings are the Genesis scenes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel (in the Apostolic Palace of the Vatican). He also did the altar fresco "The Last Judgment". He is also known for two very famous sculptures : The Pieta and the Statue of David. (The former is in St. Peter's Basilica, while David is in Florence's Galleria dell'Accademia.)
No, he made some other paintings, too. Click link below to see a list of his sculptures and paintings!
He was famous for architecture in Florence and Rome, sculptures in Rome and Florence, mural paintings in the Vatican, and poems. Michelangelo was a Renaissance artist, sculptor, architect, and painter from Italy. His greatest masterpiece was the painting of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
Michelangelo's famous paintings was the Pieta.Answer 2:No, sorry, the Pietà is a sculpture.His paintings in the Sistine Chapel are the most famous.
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Mona Lisa Coronation of Napoleon
They are all meant to be for spiritual purposes; to grab people's attention to how beautiful the Sistine Chapel is, so people would want to go there for daily mass.
Scenes from Genesis.
Because of Michelangelo's awesome paintings.