... the vaulted ceiling of the papal chapel in the Vatican. His intricate system of decoration tells the biblical story of Genesis, beginning with God separating light and dark (above the altar), progressing to the story of Adam and Eve, and concluding with the story of Noah. Scenes from the biblical stories of David, Judith, Esther, and Moses are depicted in the ... the vaulted ceiling of the papal chapel in the Vatican. His intricate system of decoration tells the biblical story of Genesis, beginning with God separating light and dark (above the altar), progressing to the story of Adam an...

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... of figures and prophets with episodes from the Old Testament, all designed for the salvation of Christianity. The last great work in the chapel was Michelangelo's Last Judgment on the altar wall. Over the following years the wall accumulated soot and animal glues from previous restorers. By 1980 cleaning and restoration of Michelangelo's frescoes began. Before beginning the restoration, computers were ... ...

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... alert looking off into the distance waiting for his enemy Goliath. "The David became a symbol of Florence. In Rome in 1536, Michelangelo was working on the Last Judgment for the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel, which he finished in 1541. The Largest fresco of the Renaissance, it depicts Judgment day. Christ with a clap of thunder puts into motion the inevitable ... ...

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... thoughts for this fresco were images depicted from the Bible. I think the fresco represents Michelangelo's concept of the human potential for perfection. Michelangelo worked on the Last Judgment for the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel. The largest fresco of the Renaissance, it depicts Judgment Day. Christ, with a clap of thunder, puts into motion the inevitable separation, with the saved ascending ... ...

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... years earlier. Michelangelo's fresco breathes the new militancy of the Catholic Counter-Reformation The optimism and confidence of the ceiling is replaced by the pessimism and emotional turmoil of the altar wall This was Michelangelo's most controversial work Following the Last Judgement Paul III commissioned from Michelangelo his two last major frescos for the Capella Paolina, the Conversion of St. Paul ... ...

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