Sistine Chapel

I have seen it 3 times and they are VERY strict in the chapel so don't try. I suggest you get the book produced by the Vatican ( you can only get it there) since it has all the info you want about the Vatican and has pictures. It is well worth getting.

The rules have changed over time. They will allow photography, but no flash what-so-ever. So unless you can control the flash, don't try it, you will be escorted out. They have probably totally banned it since most digital cameras have auto flash. I have some very nice pictures I took using ISO 1000 film purchased specifically for the trip.

Michelangelo made the piantings in the chapel called Sistine Chapel

Pieta

Rome was for hundreds of years the captal of the largest empire Europe has ever seen, from Portugal to Iraq. It was by far the largest city on earth at this time, with piped-in water, apartment blocks and flush toilets. Many buildings from that time still stand, two thousand years later. Check out the link about a building called the Pantheon.

But there is more. Rome was an early centre for the Christian religion. Ancient catacombs or burial sites for Christians still exist there. Over time, Rome became the centre of Roman Catholic Christianity. The Bishop of Rome, also called the Pope, is the head of this branch of Christianity and resides in the Vatican City, which is entirely enclosed by the city of Rome. Because of this, there are jaw-droppingly famous artworks around Rome sponsored by the Church, such as the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.

The Sistine Chapel tells the story of the creation of man and the in three levels it shows that man could communicate with God directly without the church. This was a new thought since everyone had been taught that man had to go through the Church to communicate with God. Michelangelo was a reader of Plato and this shows in his art.

The frescoes of Michelangelo. They cover the ceiling and walls. The height of the ceiling from floor to roof is 70 feet with the center showing man touching the hand of God. The frescos were cleaned a few years ago and today the colors are bright and clean. The figures look like they are moving. The Sistine is truly a wonderful experience.

alot of people visited the Sistine chapel but there are about 4 million visitors each year

It used to be thought that he did. Nowadays there are different theories: He may have been standing up, kneeling, lying down, crouching or whatever.

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.)

The contrast between bright clothing and a dark background (apex)

Yes, he did. Or, rather, he ordered Michelangelo.

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.

The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome was painted my Michelangelo. The entire ceiling is painted with biblical scenes including the Garden of Eden, the creation of Adam and Eve and the Great Flood.

It was the other way around. Michelangelo had to be persuaded and convinced to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo didn't like to paint and didn't considered himself a painter, he thought of himself as an sculptor. He agreed to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel because you just couldn't say no to the Pope. During the Renaissance times, the Pope was the most important and powerful person in the world.

Michelangelo was a very rude and never completed his work because he was constantly complaining about it, so he never really completed large amounts of work because he had either given up or been let go.

**FUN FACT** Did you know that famous artist Michelangelo was a homosexual?

Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistene Chapel in the Vatican.

The person that painted the sistine chaple was Michelangelo

Raphael painted it, but not in the Sistine Chapel, but in anotherr part of the Vatican.

Raphael has not painted in the SIstine Chapel.

Thanks to his friend and biographer Vasari much of what Michelangelo said is recorded. Pope Julius II grew impatient and threatened to have Michelangelo thrown from his scaffolding. He had to give in to the Pope and had the scaffolding dismantled and the ceiling uncovered sooner than he had intended and is reported to have said 'That is why that work was not carried on as far as I would have wished. The Pope's impatience prevented.'

It is important because Michelangelo painted it and it is some of the greatest art in the world. It took incredible effort by one man to paint the entire ceiling while laying down. It also portrays stories from the Bible which are very important to Christians.

the reason that they wanted him to paint the celling is because they had heard of his amazing art work and sculpture.