Michelangelo

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of four large triangles at the corner; a
series of eight triangular spaces on the outer border; an intermediate
series of figures; and nine central panels, all bound together with
architectural motifs and nude male figures. The corner triangles
depict heroic action in the Old Testament, while the other eight
triangles depict the biblical ancestors of Jesus Christ. Michelangelo
conceived and executed this huge work as a single unit. It’s overall
meaning is a problem. The issue has engaged historians of art for
generations without satisfactory resolution. The paintings that were
done by Michelangelo had been painted with the brightest colors that
just bloomed the whole ceiling as one entered to look. The ceiling had
been completed just a little after the Pope had died. The Sistine
Chapel is the best fresco ever done.

Michelangelo embodied many characteristic qualities of the
Renaissance. An individualistic, highly competitive genius (sometimes
to the point of eccentricity). Michelangelo was not afraid to show
humanity in it’s natural state - nakedness; even in front of the Pope
and the other religious leaders. Michelange...