Sistine Chapel Ceiling Michelangelo Essay

Michelangelo Di Lodvico Buonarroti Simoni was born on March 6th, 1475 in Caprese, Italy. He was the second born of five boys to his parents, Leonardo di Buonarrota Simoni and Francesca Neri. He died February 18th, 1564 in Rome, Italy, just weeks before his 89th birthday. He was a sculptor, painter, and architect during the Italian Renaissance period and had the nickname "Father and Master of All the Art.” Italian Renaissance was the time of the great revival of art, literature, and learning in Europe beginning in the 14th century and marked the transition from the medieval to the modern world. Although he was a painter and architect and loved doing both of them, he preferred sculpting and mainly used marble on his sculptures. Michelangelo was greatly interested in art since he was young. He would rather watch the painters at a church than go to school. When he was
It is created using gold and plaster and is about 133’ 0” x 46’ 0” in size. This painting took Michelangelo four year to create and was painted for Pope Julius II. For him to be able to reach the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo had designed his own scaffold out of a wooden platform and brackets. While many people believe he painted this laying own his back, he actually painted this in the standing position. This huge fresco shows the creation of the world. The ceiling has scenes, which nine scenes are from the Book of Genesis and a large fresco The Last Judgment on the sanctuary wall. This work of art is of pure craftsmanship. He gives the larger figures outside the schemes more emphasis than the smaller figures within, which gives the paintings more variety. He uses a variety of poses for the people in the paintings both clothed and nude. He uses a variety of colors that contrast with each other, that from bright to dull. These color help gives the painting a sense of balance and