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    further emphasizing that ‘beauty’ is subjective to each individual. A piece of art that has communicated beauty to me would be ‘The creation of Adam’ which is arguably the most famous section of Michelangelo’s mural painting on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. It was one of the last panels of the mural to be completed in 1512‚ and depicts God‚ supported by angels in flight and wrapped in a mantle‚ leans towards Adam‚ shown as a resting athlete‚ whose beauty seems to confirm the words in Genesis 1:27

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    Galatea. b. Michelangelo’s Sibyls. c. Leonardo’s Virgin and Child with Saint Anne. d. Masaccio’s Trinity. Answer: c 10. Which of the following is the best match? a. Leonardo’s Last Supper – Milan b. Bramante’s Tempietto – Florence c. the Sistine Chapel – Siena d. the Mona Lisa – Rome

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    Introduction to Humanities 100   What if upon entering the Sistine Chapel‚ instead of sacred scenes from biblical Christianity‚ you saw images of human anatomy painted on Michelangelo’s famous frescos? Would it be profane? Symbolic? A form of self-expression? Certainly it would be surprising and seem out of place. Yet‚ a number of scholars believe just that: Michelangelo cleverly hid depictions of the human anatomy within the Sistine Chapel frescoes that showcased his advanced knowledge‚ skill and

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    greatest most extraordinarily decorated rooms in the Vatican‚ the name of the room was the Stanza della Segnatura.” The school of Athens” was painted by Raphael between 1508 and 1511‚ and it was right around the time Michelangelo was painting the 16th chapel. One of the things that makes this painting so special is that “The School of Athens” represents all the greatest mathematicians‚ philosophers and scientists from classical antiquity gathered together sharing their ideas and learning from each other

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    beauty of the world. Known for the extensiveness of his interest‚ talent‚ and intellect‚ Leonardo da Vinci was the definitive Renaissance man. Michelangelo Buonarroti got his inspiration from the human body. Even with his painting of the Sistine Chapel‚ he was still known to be the dominant sculptor. It was said that there was much rivalry between the two artists. It is said that Michelangelo and da Vinci did not like each other. The only story about this and it comes from the Codice Magliabecchiano

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    Michelangelo showing his religion Michelangelo painted frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel‚ and made a sculptor of David. Both the painting and the sculptor point to the great deal knowledge Michelangelo has of the Bible. On the Sistine Chapel’s ceiling he painted scenes from the book of Genesis‚ and David the person comes from the first Book of Samuel. Michelangelo has background with the Christian Church and did many sculptures and painting for the church. The religious influence of

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    Michelangelo’s Ignudi Michelangelo is largely acknowledged for being one of the greatest artist who ever lived. He was a master of many crafts such as sculpting‚ painting‚ architecture and engineering. He is widely known for his masterpiece that is The Sistine Ceiling. The ceiling is painted with decorative figures from particular Biblical stories. The most recognizable story is the nine scenes from Genesis that run from the altar to the entrance wall. What’s interesting about these paintings are the

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    Michelangelo Buonarroti is one of the most well-known artists in history with many famous paintings that show his talent. He was born on March 6‚ 1475 in Caprese‚ Tuscany between four and five in the morning. He was the second of five boys to Ludovico di Buonarotto Simoni and Francesca Neri. His mother was too ill and frail to take care of him so he was placed with someone called a “wet mother”. This woman nursed Michelangelo and took care of him in ways that his own mother was unable to do. At

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    chimpanzees and humans on (pg 114). This picture resembles the picture that Michelangelo had drawn in the Sistine Chapel called “The creation of Adam”. The meaning in the Sistine Chapel is not of God giving Adam intelligence but rather God showing that one can lead without necessity to church (Blogs.scientificamerican.com). This picture is similar to the picture painted in the Sistine Chapel because God is the superior power which is like humans‚ and Adam is the chimpanzee. As a Superior power it

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    Angels & Demons As a child we paint the world in colors and rainbow though the reality varies quiet afar from that. In our youth we know of only basic traits of happy and sad‚ then we grow and experience the world and evolve to have greed‚ maliciousness‚ and jealousy‚ that is what this world makes us. And no matter how hard we try to conceal the unlikable‚ a peek of it will always show it self through your personality.As someone who keep his evil covered till death there is a clear case made by

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