Today we spent much of the class discussing Michelangelo. We particularly looked at his painting of the ceiling of the Sistene Chapel. I found this incredibly impressive considering the sheer scale of the operation. Beginning at age 33 he spent 4 years completing the painting. I also did some looking online and he the support of assistants for simple tasks like mixing paint, but they also likely supported him in smaller more unimportant details. I was a little bit surprised when I saw this since I had always heard that he did it entirely himself. Regardless of support it is incredibly impressive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I also was drawn to the idea that because his painting of the ceiling is so impressive, people forget about the other fantastic paintings throughout the chapel. This almost reminds me of a museum where you cant just walk through and only look at the things that immediately catch your eye. To fully experience the chapel it seems you need to treat it like an art museum and slowly walk through paying close attention to all aspects. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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