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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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What county is Sistine Chapel in?
The Sistine Chapel is the most famous chapel in the Apostolic Palace. Therefore, it is in the Vatican/Holy See.
Michelangelo's studies for the Libyan Sibyl were used for the Sistine Chapel ceiling?
The Libyan Sibyl was used indirectly for the Sistine chapel. It is actually a red chalk study of a male figure that was later transformed to a female figure for the chapel. Michelangelo did many "studies" of anatomy for his final paintings and this is one of them. This study appears at the MET in NYC if interested.
Conflict with spirit and real flesh
Which Medici pope paid Michelangelo to paint the Sistine Chapel?
Pope Julius II was not of Medici family but a della Rovere.
Why did Leonardo da Vinci paint the Sistine Chapel?
Leonardo da Vinci did not paint the Sistine Chapel.
Michelangelo created the frescos on the ceiling and on the wall behind the alter. He did it because his work was commissioned by the pope.
These frescos are the most important works in the chapel and are considered to be among the greatest achievements of Western painting.
The ceiling required about four years of working 20 hours a day, and sleeping only 4 hours each day.
Leanardo da Vinci painted The Last Supper, another famous and important religious painting, but not part of the Sistine Chapel works.
Which of these was not one of the works Michelangelo produced to adorn the Sistine chapel-?
Michelangelo's Doni Tondo is a painting that was not produced to adorn the Sistine chapel.
What country is the Sistine Chapel Ceiling in?
The Sistine Chapel is located within the confines of the sovereign city-state of the Vatican City. While it is a walled enclave physically located within the city of Rome, Italy, it is the smallest internationally-recognized independent state in the world.
Why was michelangelgo not asked to paint the walls of the Sistine chapal?
the pope at the time thought it cost too much money.
How big is the ceiling paintig in the sitine chapel?
Michelangelo's frescos covers the whole of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Therefore, it is the same size as the interior of the chapel: 40.9 metres (134 ft) by 13.4 metres (44 ft) ,
Who made the 'David' sculpture and painted the Sistine Chapel?
Renaissance icon, Michelangelo, sculpted David and painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
Why was Michelandgelo's work in the Sistine Chapel controversial?
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.
Who invent the Sistine chapel of vatican?
Michaelangelo painted the walls and ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, if that's what you were asking. :)
Is there a blueprint of the Sistine chapel?
I like computer animation/architecture, I tooo have that question, where do you get the blueprints on the Sistine chapel in order to recreate it in i.e. Maya or the likes ?
Hope someone has some ref´s. to pages with blueprints etc.
Kind regards
Dan Quale
What are facts about the Sistine chapel?
The Sistine Chapel is part of the set of buildings known as the Apostolic Palace, the residence of the Pope.
Construction started in 1473 and completed in 1481. There has been much restoration work done on it over the years.
The walls and decorations have been frescoed throughout by the greatest Renaissance artists, the most famous is the ceiling by Michelangelo.
Michelangelo painted 12,000 square feet (1,100 m2) of the chapel ceiling between 1508 and 1512.
In a recent renovation, a controversial decision was made to remove all previous restorations, and simply enhance the original painting. It was completed in 1994.
How much of the Vatican does the Sistine Chapel cover?
Sistine Chapel is actually quite small, it is after all a chapel. It measures 40.9 meters (134 ft) long by 13.4 meters (44 ft) wide and constitutes a negligible percentage of the Vatican's total area.
What is the part of the Sistine Chapel where God and Adam touch hands called?
the creation of adam. the creation of adam.
