Throughout today’s class, we went into depth about Michelangelo’s art, and learned how there was a shift in Renaissance art in what’s know as “late Michelangelo.” Late Michelangelo is classified as a period where all the travels in Italian renaissance began to part ways. One of his most famous works during this era was his artwork on the Sistine Chapel ceiling in the Vatican. Michelangelo was commissioned by Julius II, the new pope, to perform these paintings from 1908 to 1912. These different scenes depicted on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel are still some of the most popular paintings in the world today. There are many different parts to Michelangelo’s paintings including lunettes which are semi-circle figures that are represented as historical. Prophets are also depicted throughout many of the scenes and represent old Testament figures, in a away announcing Christ. Sybils on the other hand don’t come from the old Testament, and rather are women who announce what is to come. Lastly, “ignudi” are naked man portrayed throughout many of the scenes, however it is unknown what their role in the paintings is. They are very muscular and flexible, making their brawn stature seem effortless. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The two major scenes created on the Sistine Chapel ceiling are “The Original Sin” and “The Expulsion from the Garden of Eden,” along with “The creation of Adam.” Both scenes were created from 1508 to 1512. The first of the two scenes contains a continuous narrative and contrasts young and beautiful with old and frightened. The other scene shows a sparkle of life that is about to happen, with the birth of Adam and Eve into the world. There is a horizontal line with the two arms reaching out toward each other. Interestingly, we also learned about how dirty the ceiling got in a short period of time, and pieces began to literally fall down. This is because the medium of Michelangelo’s art was not that great and as a result the dirtiness and cracks of the paintings affect the ways that late Michelangelo art is viewed. The complexity in late Michelangelo art is what differentiates it from the previous simple, pure, and harmonious nature of previous Italian Renaissance art. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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