The Last Judgement by Michelangelo: 1535ish The last judgment is a painting that covers an entire wall in the Sistine Chapel. This is a fresco painting and it’s 48 by 44 feet. This painting was inspired by the Christian bible and portrays the second coming of Christ. This painting draws your attention from the center where Christ is standing with his mother beside him and extends to towards his surrounding‚ which is all different saints with various instruments. Initially‚ most of the characters
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Considered one of his masterpieces‚ the David was created by Michelangelo in Florence between 1501 and 1504. It is made of marble‚ measuring 5.17 meters tall. It depicts a male nude figure that represents David‚ a biblical hero. Traditionally‚ David was portrayed after his victorious triumph over Goliath. Looking back at both Verrochio’s and Donatello’s Davids‚ the sculpture was depicted standing over Goliath’s severed head. However‚ Michelangelo depicted David before the battle. Michelangelo’s David
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restrained naturalism associated with artists such as Leonardo da Vinci‚ Raphael‚ and early Michelangelo. Mannerism is notable for its intellectual sophistication as well as its artificial (as opposed to naturalistic) qualities.(wikipedia) Mannerism‚ was a colorful artistic style‚ using vibrant‚ bright colors‚ which was highly regarded after the period of the High Renaissance. It is epitomized by the highly stylized and technical works of Michelangelo Buonarroti and Raphael‚ which stylized the human
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Michelangelo Buonarroti Michelangelo Buonarroti was born in March 1475 in Arrenzo‚ Florence (Now Italy).He was a renowned Italian artist‚ sculptor‚ painter‚ poet and an engineer. His work ethic and dedication to his profession was one of the many reasons why he is still remembered in the world of art. He is famously remembered for his sculptor work on the statue of David and the painting of the ceiling of the Sistine chapel. The statue of David is a male nude statue standing
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David‚ the infamous statue from the works of the young Michelangelo Buonarroti‚ is widely known today across the globe. The immense piece stands stoic in The Galleria dell’Accademia in Firenze‚ attracting tourists and enthusiasts year-round‚ captivating grand audiences for hundreds of years. The beauty that Michelangelo has bestowed upon the world through his statue is rich in history‚ generating controversy for more than half a millennium throughout the worlds of art‚ religion and politics. The
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The statue of David produced by Michelangelo represented the republican status of Florence at the time. In this example of David‚ he is represented as an older man with the physique of one with a muscular body and a composure from head to toe that easily emits confidence and mystery. This is all of course in comparison to the rather younger more pre-pubescent version of David done by Donatello. Key characteristics done by Donatello here allow us to assume David is represented as someone much younger
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Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni was a sculptor‚ painter‚ and an architect. He was born on March 6‚ 1475 in the town of Caprese‚ Italy and was regarded as one of the greatest artists of the Italian Renaissance. During his childhood‚ he had no interests in having a real education and actually going to school. Instead‚ he went local to churches and copied the paintings there and talked to the painters. Later on during adulthood‚ he went to the monastery and examined the corpses. Michelangelo
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I drew a parody of The Creation of Adam by Michelangelo to represent religious pluralism. Shown alongside the Christian God is Buddha‚ Ganesha‚ and Guru Granth Sahib‚ as an ode to the many other religions in the world that should be recognized. Many famous artwork is inspired from Christianity because that was the dominant faith in history. However‚ that does not diminish the validity of others. By putting religious figures from different culture in a Renaissance painting‚ it means that they too
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helped to increase life expectancy. Da Vinci lived from 1452 until 1519 and due to his diversity of study the phrase Renaissance man has been coined for him and anyone who is like him. (Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc.‚ 2016) Another key figure was Michelangelo who lived from 1475 to 1564. He is most known for his contributions and rebirth of art. He is most famous for his painting of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican‚ which shows an amazing amount of technical skill and precision. While he was alive
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Out of all the paintings we could choose from‚ I have decided to write about Michelangelo Bounarroti’s Guidizio Universale. It caught my eye because I have read a lot about The Last Judgment and how it would look like when it happens. Another part of the painting that caught my eye is how the people and other objects are falling and are afloat in mid sky blue air. The painting is representational for the fact that it is representing the human kind from the dammed and the saved. In the center of the
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