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Sistine Chapel
The Sistine Chapel was commissioned by Pope Sixtus IV and is the Pope's chapel and the site of papal elections. The walls are covered with beautiful frescoes. The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel was painted by Michaelangelo and depicts scenes from Genesis along with The Last Judgement on the altar wall. Ask questions on the Sistine Chapel here.
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How long did Michelangelo work on the Sistine Chapel?
It took him 4 years to paint the ceiling and 6 years to paint the altar.
What was the name of the famous ceiling that Michelangelo painted?
This is the Sistine Chapel in Vatican.
Who were the most important people during the renaissance?
And Many More.. Heaps of websites if you look it up... look on google fascinating renaissance people. Hope it helps.
When did Michelangelo start painting the Sistine Chapel?
Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel between 1508 and 1512.
Answer 2:
The ceiling in 1508-1512.
The altar wall 1537 - 1541.
What is the meaning of the word detailed?
"Detailed" is an adjective that means showing extensive attention to particular items. As an example, when used in a sentence: Michelangelo's detailed artwork in the Sistine Chapel is mind-blowing.
I think the answer is 3 feet. The ceiling is slightly curved, so that is the actual surface distance...
What does it mean if a picture is considered priceless?
A picture can be considered priceless when it has more value to the owner than it's true value. It can also mean that there is no conceivably price that can be placed on it such as the paintings of Michelangelo on the ceilings in the Sistine Chapel.
Who painted the Sistine Chapel and st peter's basillica?
Michelangelo painted the Sistine and designed St. Peter's. St. Peter's is not painted in fresco but is done in mosics all through the basillica. Michelangelo did do the dome, but Bermini did the colonade ( 284 columns and 140 statues) and much of the intererior. The most famous of all statues is in San Pietro is the Pieta by Michelangelo that he begun in1498 as a 24 year old and is his only signed work. Directly under Michelangelo's dome is the Balacchino by Bermini. It is an amazing bronze canopy. Beneath this is St. Peter's tomb lit by 99 lamps along with a statue by Cambio from the late 1220's.
Which famous artist spent four years painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome?
Michelangelo did.
Did Leonardo finish the Sistine Chapel?
Not Leonardo but Michelangelo. Leonardo da Vinci had nothing to do with it.
After having the Sistine Chapel finished in 1480 Sixtus IV engaged some famous Italian fresco painters to make a series of pictures along 3 walls. They were
P Perugino
S Botticelli
D Ghirlandaio
C Roselli
It is possible that also
L Signorelli and
P di Cosimo
wass among them.
Their work was finished in 1482 and the chapel was inaugurated in 1483.
Michelangelo's famous ceiling was not painted until 1508 - 1512.
What was the Sistine Chapel used for back then?
It was used for the crowning ceremony of the new popes.
It was the place where the new pope was elected and crowned.
It was considered the holiest place in the Vatican palace, that's why the Last Judgement of Michelangelo aroused such conflictions regarding the nudity and the way that he painted Jesus and the other saints
Is the Vatican another name for the Sistine Chapel?
No. The Sistine Chapel is located in the Vatican, sometimes called Vatican City. The Vatican as we know it is what remains of a once quite large region called the Papal States over which the Pope was the absolute ruler.
Given name and surname of the man who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
The artist is commonly known as Michelangelo, his full name is Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni.
Who was offered the Sistine Chapel ceiling before Michelangelo and refused it?
This is news to me, even though I have read a lot abot the Sistine Chapel and about Michelangelo. So for the time being I believe that Michelangelo had the first offer. Or rather, that Pope Julius more or less forced Michelangelo to do it. Before Michealangelo began his work the Chapel walls were a showcase for works of art by Ghirlandaio, Perugino, Signorelli and Botticelli. The Papal architect was Bramante who Michelangelo suspected of setting him up for failure due to poor scaffolding Bramante had built for the project.
Where does the smoke for the newly pope appears in the Sistine chapel?
White smoke appears from the chapel's chimney
How was the art of the renaissance different from the art of middle ages?
The Middle Ages art was mainly religious themes and church art. It was done without any perspective and egg tempra was used. Today there is a greenish tinge to the art because of the egg. Renaissance art had perspective, were not always religious, and had fleshy tones like Rubens painted. Neoplasticism showed up in the art like the Sistine Chapel. The idea of man communicating with God without the church was revolutionary. Glosses were used by artists and this gave fabrics the suggestions of movement and richness.
Who did David make the sinstine chapel for?
David is not responsible for having painted the Sistine Chapel. This work of art is attributed to Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, most commonly known as simply Michelangelo.
To symbolize the viewers' distance from creation's goodness and truth
Who do To contact regarding permission to sell photograph's of the Sistine Chapel?
You dont, just sell them
