Sistine Chapel History

When Pope Julius II heard about the artist’s accomplishments, he commissioned Michelangelo to create his tomb. However, Pope Julius turns his focus in funding to rebuild St. Peter’s Basilica. Rome was overpassing a difficult time, and the Pope wanted to return it to its powerful roots. Michelangelo unhappy about the Pope not paying back for the stone, returned to Florence. Yet, the Pope

Next, we have the Pantheon a wonderful temple in Rome which is now a church called Santa Maria ad Martyres. The Pantheon was built in 27-25 B.C. by magistrate, Marcus Agripa to commemorate the victory of Actium over Antony and Cleopatra. Unfoaryanty, the original temple burned down in 80 AD and it was restored between 193-211 by emperor, Septiums and Caracalla. Later, when Christianity replace paganism in Rome, the temple was give to Pope Boniface IV 608 AD. The Pantheon was the first to be Christianized in Rome. The Pantheon is 142 ft. wide and 142 ft. in height it is shaped as a sphere sitting on a cylinder. The place is resting in a solid ring wall while the outside is covered in cantilevered brick. The porch is made of 16 monolothic Corinituan

The viewer watches the developing relationship between Michelangelo and Pope Julius II, but their exchanges become repetitive. ‘Literary license’ has always allowed history to be changed for the sake of plot, including the order that Michelangelo paints the ceiling as well as the age of Pope Julius II at the time of Michelangelo’s commission. Additionally, the film is unable to properly convey the passage of time. While the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel was painted from 1508-1512, dates are hardly mentioned in the film and the viewer is left unaware of the length of time that Michelangelo is at work except through the graying of his hair.

The National Cathedral took about 83 years to build and has been astonishing ever since. It is hard to believe that something has taken that long to be built and was designed almost 100 years ago!

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Ross King’s Michelangelo and the Pope’s Ceiling narrates the four years from 1508-1512 that Michelangelo spent laboring over the immense project handed to him; to fresco the 12,000 square foot ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome. King’s book describes the battles that Michelangelo faced; the internal struggles, political turmoil and rivalries among fellow artist that encompassed his surroundings. Michelangelo’s battles with his health, family problems, financial burdens, rival artists and the ever impatient Pope are told in great detail by King. King also provides precise artistic descriptions of the process required to fresco scenes so magnificent they are considered one of the greatest artistic masterpieces of all time.

In this research paper I will be looking at two different artworks by the same artist. The two I will be looking at are the Sistine Chapel Ceiling (1508-1512) and The Last Judgment (1534). Both of these painting are painted in the Sistine chapel which is located in the Vatican. I am going to attempt to evaluate these two pieces of art painted by Michelangelo and explain the cultural and religious aspects of them. I will also look to other scholars to get their perspective and their reactions to the paintings. The last step of my research will be to formulate a theory about the relationship between culture and religion and use my topic to help defend my theory.

Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis The cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis typically known as the St.louis cathedral Roman Catholic Church is located in the Central West End area of St. Louis, Missouri. The cathedral was built as a replacement of the older cathedral located along the mississippi which they started construction on May 1st ,1907 and ended construction on October 18, 1914. The Cathedral is the mother church of Archdiocese of St. Louis and the seat of its archbishop, currently Robert James Carlson. The church was awarded basilica by Pope John Paul II in 1997. Although the church was built it was not officially Consecration until a decade later on JUne 29,1924. The church is most famous for its large and beautiful mosaic installations

Michelangelo’s Bathers, though a mere sketch for a never-executed fresco, causes an enormous artistic uprising in Florence and its surrounding areas. His “wholly different art” intrigues painters all around Italy, with mixed reactions of fascination and wrath. Talented young artists including Raphael Sanzio and Sebastiano de Sangallo are moved to “start back at the beginning” and rethink their techniques and knowledge of painting (Stone 435). Michelangelo applies this same talent to the Sistine ceiling at the request of Pope Julius II to create his most religious piece of work, a documentation of God’s creation of the world and an illustration of the artist’s belief in God. Michelangelo in essence becomes a self-appointed god himself as he praises His supreme power and pays homage to the Creation. Instead of complying to previously stipulated artistic norms, Buonarroti displays his own trademark of complex nude figures while at the same time combining Greek ideals and Christian morals. Michelangelo also paints the Last Judgement in the Sistine Chapel, another selection of his art that was awarded with mixed reactions from the public. Michelangelo’s work in the Sistine chapel was completed in the early and mid-1500’s, but it remains some of the most well-known and respected Renaissance art. Contrary to Lorenzo’s theory that the “finest flowering [arts] of every age are torn down, broken, [and] burned by the next” (Stone 179), the art of Michelangelo survives as a result of his resilient

The making of the chapel in more ways is strongly connected to the Christian religion. Charlemagne was a very powerful man who first seized power when he was able to attain much of Western Europe from the years 768 to 814. He ruled over which would be modern day Germany,

On an expedition set out by the University of Michigan in search of sites to excavate in the Near East, the staff spent five days at Saint Catherine 's Monastery (Forsyth, 1997). They discovered that the mosaics within the monastery had undergone little restoration since the time of Justinian (Forsyth, 1997). As a result, most of the works were in bad condition and on the verge of collapsing (Forsyth, 1997). Mosaic restorers came in to save the mosaics, which could have been lost forever (Forsyth, 1997). After they secured the mosaics, the restorers cleaned them (Forsyth, 1997). The mosaics now appear in their original state (Forsyth, 1997). One of the most

Michaelango painted the Sistine Chapel, which is located in the Vatican in Rome. The Sistine Chapel depicted the book of Genesis. The manner in which it was painted was unlike another at the time, all the characters in the Sistine chapel are very life like and realistic. Also it was one of the first times that religion was painted by the painters opinion of the events. The arts led to new ways of thinking.

The arts during 1200’s-1300’s were highly influenced by many people, however two men made the biggest influence out of everyone. Saint Dominic and Saint Francis made a huge impact in many city’s architecture, marble sculptures, and paintings. In the city, the Pisa baptistry is one that can be a focal point when one wants to look at the architecture that made this time period a historical time. From the buildings exteriors to the hallways of the interiors, they were designed to have features from different aspects. Along with the baptistry, the pulpits that priest relayed their message from had massive marble sculptures in front of them. The sculptures shown historical events like the birth of Jesus. However, it is the close details that give it it’s unique look. Likewise, many art paintings of this time give insight of how Siant Dominic and Saint Francis.

By the time Michelangelo returned to Florence, he had become somewhat of an art star. He had taken over commissions for a statue of “David”, and several other commissions, including a important project for the tomb of Pope Julis II, but this project was interrupted due to a request for Michelangelo to decorate the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo continued the work on the tomb of Julis II after the Sistine Chapel was completed, and even designed the Medici Chapel and the Laurentian Library.

The Sistine Chapel is one of the most beautiful artworks known to man, but who knew that so many secrets could be hidden in the artwork that covers the ceilings and walls of the sacred church. The Sistine Chapel was falling apart and after getting it fixed church needed someone to decorate the inside with the most intelligent strokes of a paint brush. After searching Pope Julius ll chose the famous artist Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo may or may not have wanted to paint the Sistine Chapel for the Pope. Symbols are everywhere in art; Michelangelo was able to put large and even some insulting symbols on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.