dramatically depicts the second coming of Christ and the final judgment of all humanity. Michelangelo squished 300 muscular figures into the sprawling scene, some representing prominent saints ...
In The Story of Art, EH Gombrich mentions that Michelangelo initially refused the commission for frescoes in the vault. “He ...
In 1534, Michelangelo Buonarroti left his native Florence for the final time. He had been summoned to Rome to work for Pope Clement VII, and would spend the rest of his life there. He was already ...
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Hidden Figure Identified in Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel FrescoThe scene depicts the Second Coming of Jesus Christ and the final judgment of humanity as written in the New Testament. Over the course of four years, Michelangelo painted over 300 figures in The ...
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