Sistine Chapel ceiling
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| + | ''[[Hands of God and Adam]]'' ([[1500s]]) is a detail of the [[Sistine Chapel ceiling ]] by [[Michelangelo]]. It is a detail from [[Adam and Eve on the Sistine Chapel ceiling|Adam and Eve cycle]]]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Adam and Eve, temptation and banishment (Sistine Chapel ceiling by Michelangelo).jpg|thumb|200px|''[[Adam and Eve on the Sistine Chapel ceiling]]'' ([[1500s]]) of the [[Sistine Chapel ceiling ]] by [[Michelangelo]]. It is a [[panel]] from [[Adam and Eve on the Sistine Chapel ceiling|Adam and Eve cycle]]]] | ||
| + | [[Image:God.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Detail of [[Sistine Chapel]] fresco ''[[Creation of the Sun and Moon]]'' by [[Michelangelo]] (completed [[1512]]).]] | ||
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| + | The '''Sistine Chapel ceiling''', painted by [[Michelangelo]] in the [[Sistine Chapel]] between 1508 and 1512, at the commission of [[Pope Julius II]], is one of the most renowned artworks of the [[Renaissance painting|High Renaissance]]. | ||
| - | The '''''Last Judgment''''' is a [[mural]] by [[Michelangelo]] on the [[altar]] wall of the [[Sistine Chapel]] in [[Vatican City]]. It took nine years to complete. [[Michelangelo]] began working on it three decades after finishing the [[Sistine chapel ceiling|ceiling of the chapel]]. | + | The ceiling's various painted elements comprise part of a larger scheme of decoration within the Sistine Chapel which includes the large [[fresco]] ''[[The Last Judgment (Michelangelo)|The Last Judgment]]'' on the sanctuary wall, also by Michelangelo, wall paintings by a team of the most highly regarded painters of the late 15th century including [[Botticelli]] and [[Perugino]], and a set of large tapestries by [[Raphael]], the whole illustrating much of the doctrine of the [[Catholic Church]]. |
| - | The work is massive and spans the entire wall behind the altar of the Sistine Chapel. It was executed from 1534 to 1541. The Last Judgment is a depiction of the [[second coming of Christ]] and the [[Book of Revelation|apocalypse]]. The souls of humans rise and descend to their fates, as judged by Christ surrounded by his [[saint]]s. | + | Central to the ceiling decoration are nine scenes from the [[Book of Genesis]] of which the ''[[Creation of Adam]]'' is the best known, having an iconic standing equalled only by [[Leonardo da Vinci|Leonardo da Vinci's]] ''[[Mona Lisa]]'', the [[hand]]s of [[God in Christianity|God]] and [[Adam]] being reproduced in countless imitations. |
| - | ''The Last Judgment'' was an object of a heavy dispute between [[Cardinal Carafa]] and Michelangelo: the artist was accused of immorality and intolerable obscenity, having depicted naked figures, with genitals in evidence, inside the most important [[church (building)|church]] of [[Christianity]], so a [[censorship]] campaign (known as the "[[Fig-Leaf Campaign]]") was organized by Carafa and [[Monsignor Sernini]] ([[Mantua]]'s ambassador) to remove the frescoes. When the Pope's own Master of Ceremonies, Biagio da Cesena, said "it was mostly disgraceful that in so sacred a place there should have been depicted all those nude figures, exposing themselves so shamefully," and that it was no work for a papal chapel but rather "for the public baths and taverns," Michelangelo worked the Cesena's semblance into the scene as [[Minos]], judge of the underworld (far bottom-right corner of the painting). It is said that when Cesena complained to the Pope, the pontiff responded that his jurisdiction did not extend to hell, so the portrait would have to remain. | ||
| - | The genitalia in the fresco were later covered by the artist [[Daniele da Volterra]], whom history remembers by the derogatory nickname "Il Braghettone" ("the breeches-painter"). | + | ==In popular culture== |
| + | *In many works, the painting of God and Adam are parodied. See [[The Creation of Adam]] for more. | ||
| + | *In the film ''[[2012 (film)|2012]]'', people are praying under the ceiling. The ceiling then starts to crack. | ||
| + | *In ''[[Life After People: The Series]]'', the Sistine chapel is seen falling after 500 years. | ||
| + | *Playwright [[Neil Simon]]'s quote about the Sistine floor-"If no one took any risks, Michaelangelo would have painted the Sistine floor." | ||
| - | In the painting, Michelangelo does a self portrait depicting himself as St. Bartholomew after he had been flayed (skinned alive) This is reflective of the feelings of contempt Michelangelo had for being commissioned to paint "The Last Judgement". | ||
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Adam and Eve on the Sistine Chapel ceiling (1500s) of the Sistine Chapel ceiling by Michelangelo. It is a panel from Adam and Eve cycle
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The Sistine Chapel ceiling, painted by Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel between 1508 and 1512, at the commission of Pope Julius II, is one of the most renowned artworks of the High Renaissance.
The ceiling's various painted elements comprise part of a larger scheme of decoration within the Sistine Chapel which includes the large fresco The Last Judgment on the sanctuary wall, also by Michelangelo, wall paintings by a team of the most highly regarded painters of the late 15th century including Botticelli and Perugino, and a set of large tapestries by Raphael, the whole illustrating much of the doctrine of the Catholic Church.
Central to the ceiling decoration are nine scenes from the Book of Genesis of which the Creation of Adam is the best known, having an iconic standing equalled only by Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, the hands of God and Adam being reproduced in countless imitations.
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In popular culture
- In many works, the painting of God and Adam are parodied. See The Creation of Adam for more.
- In the film 2012, people are praying under the ceiling. The ceiling then starts to crack.
- In Life After People: The Series, the Sistine chapel is seen falling after 500 years.
- Playwright Neil Simon's quote about the Sistine floor-"If no one took any risks, Michaelangelo would have painted the Sistine floor."
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