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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.

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Look at michelangelos last judgment,painted on a wall of the sistine chapel more than 30 years ago after he finished his ceiling paintings. in what way in yhis painting dofferent from the ceiling paintings?

it contains no architectural elements -apex


What is michelangelos most famous artwork?

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.)


Did Michelangelo only paint the 'Last Judgment' and the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

No, he made some other paintings, too. Click link below to see a list of his sculptures and paintings!


What was michelangelos speciality?

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.


What was Michelangelo's best painting?

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.


What was on the ceiling of the Miracoli in Venice prior to the paintings that are there today?

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The ceiling of this building is covered with paintings by michangelo?

Sistine chapel


What do the paintings on the wall and ceiling of the Sistine chapel depict?

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What are the names of the paintings on the ceiling of the louvre?

Mona Lisa Coronation of Napoleon


What do Michelangelos ceiling pieces have in common?

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.


What theme did Michelangelo use for the paintings of the Sistine Chapel ceiling?

Scenes from Genesis.


Why is the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel so famous?

Because of Michelangelo's awesome paintings.