Transcript Michelangelo

Michaelangelo
1475-1564
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• Italian Renaissance
(rebirth)
• Painter and
Sculptor
Sistine Chapel 1508-1512
5,000 square feet of ceiling (5 times this art room /3 stories higher)
Ceiling/upper walls by Michelangelo; 12,000 sq. feet of painting,
Lower Walls by other artists
Sistine Chapel Curved Ceiling
at the Vatican in Rome
350 figures included, 9 Bible stories from the book of Genesis
upper sides contained prophets and ancestors of Christ
A closer look at the story
Fresco - paint and wet plaster
Notice the line quality
Draw a ribbon
pay attention to shading and detail
Step one - think about the way it
should look!
Write a word in ribbon