Available in HD – Video tour of the magnificent ceiling painted by Michelangelo in Italy. Talks about the nice scenes from the Genesis, the painting arrangements and a little about Michelangelo himself. Hope you enjoy it
Works Cited
Sacred Destinations — Retrieved on September 20th, 2010 from http://www.sacred-destinations.com/italy/rome-sistine-chapel
Peter Popham at The Independent — Retrieved on September 21st, 2010 from http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/features/the-sistine-chapel-was-created-500-years-ago-by-michelangelo-or-was-it-773079.html
Lonely Planet — Retrieved on September 21st, 2010 from http://www.lonelyplanet.com/italy/rome
References and Images
Chistusrex.com – http://www.christusrex.org/www1/sistine/0-Ceiling.html
PSU.edu – http://www.cedcc.psu.edu/khanjan/europe_images/best_of_europe.htm
Wikimedia.org – http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/Sistine_Chapel_ceiling_diagramA1.PNG
Michelangelo.com – http://www.michelangelo.com/buon/bio-index2.html
Myarchive.us – http://richc.myarchive.us/2009/07/day-9-rome-vatican-city/
Fairtrade-advocacy.org – http://fairtrade-advocacy.org/manager/cat.php?q=exterior-pictures-of-the-sistine-chapel&images
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January 18th, 2013 at 10:37 am
According to online …
According to online resources, some say he was paid with the guarantee to have more work sculpting stones once the ceiling was done. But at the same time, some say he didn’t even want to do it in the first placed but was pushed to do so by the Devil, I mean, the church.
January 18th, 2013 at 10:37 am
how much did the …
how much did the artist of the sistine chapels ceiling get payed for the ceiling?
January 18th, 2013 at 10:37 am
Stand up or laying …
Stand up or laying down it must have been a lot of work and it messed up his vision.
January 18th, 2013 at 10:37 am
Beautiful….I …
Beautiful….I didn’t realize that it ruined his eyes and that he enjoyed sculpting much more than painting…..He must have had a higher purpose….GOD.
January 18th, 2013 at 10:37 am
Your right! He …
Your right! He stood up the entire time!
January 18th, 2013 at 10:37 am
Michelangelo did …
Michelangelo did NOT lay flat while painting the ceiling. This is a myth passed on endlessly…