Michelangelo paintings

Piazza le Michelangelo, Florence by Todd Williams

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The Pietà evokes the suffering of mothers ‘who hold their children not knowing if their children will survive.’

The Creation of Adam is a fresco painting by Italian artist Michelangelo, which forms part of the Sistine Chapel's ceiling, painted c. 1508–1512. It illustrates the Biblical creation narrative from the Book of Genesis in which God gives life to Adam, the first man

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Michelangelo was one of the most important artists of the Renaissance. His paintings are famous for their beauty and intricate details. Throughout his lifetime, he produced over 4,000 works. Below…

The Creation of Adam + Trump is a very ingenius work of art by Michelangelo (The Orange Ninja Turtle). It is located in the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City. It is famous because to draw it, Michelangelo had to either A) endure extreme back pain as he looked up in an awkward manner, or B) work in a zero gravity chamber.

Probably anyone can agree that classic famous paintings by Leonardo Da Vinci or Pablo Piccaso will always be among some of the most appreciated art pieces in history. After all, who doesn't know Mona Lisa? Fun fact: over 6 million people visit this famous painting at the Louvre each year! But, have you ever thought about what happened while these famous paintings were being made? Was it easy for models to pose standing or sitting still, barely moving, and waiting patiently for the painting…

If you need a sight of some muscular bodies, don't go to the beach, go to the Sistine Chapel where hot Renaissance boys are waiting!

Michelangelo, Italian (1475-1564), The Statue of David, 1504, marble, 517 cm x 199 cm, Galleria dell'Accademia, Florence, Italy

Michelangelo - Sistine Chapel, Renaissance, Art: The Sistine Chapel had great symbolic meaning for the papacy as the chief consecrated space in the Vatican, used for great ceremonies such as electing and inaugurating new popes. It already contained distinguished wall paintings, and Michelangelo was asked to add works for the relatively unimportant ceiling. The Twelve Apostles was planned as the theme—ceilings normally showed only individual figures, not dramatic scenes. Traces of this…

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This is a detail from Michelangelo's Last Judgement on the South Wall of the Sistine Chapel, Vatican City. It shows a man condemned to the underworld as he covers his face at the thought of the terrible fate that awaits him.