The Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and the Altar Fresco "The Last Judgement" by Stephanie Thibodeaux https://padlet.com/153575/sistinechapel Thematic concept map for the Sistine Chapel, by Michelangelo. en-us 2016-02-05 01:19:37 UTC 2016-02-05 14:57:13 UTC hello@padlet.com http://www.italianrenaissance.org/wp-content/uploads/Michelangelo-creation-of-adam-index.png Identification 153575 https://padlet.com/153575/sistinechapel/wish/93377185 Ceiling : "Sistine Chapel Ceiling" by Michelangelo
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Altar Wall Fresco : "The Last Judgement" by Michelangelo

]]> 2016-02-05 01:27:51 UTC https://padlet.com/153575/sistinechapel/wish/93377185 Form 153575 https://padlet.com/153575/sistinechapel/wish/93378482 Fictive architecture, muscular anatomy, foreshortening, dynamic motion, luminous coloration]]> 2016-02-05 01:39:51 UTC https://padlet.com/153575/sistinechapel/wish/93378482 Art-Making Process 153575 https://padlet.com/153575/sistinechapel/wish/93378705 Michelangelo created his own scaffolding system for the ceiling, standing up to paint. He employed the technique of fresco for both the ceiling and the Last Judgement pieces, applying paint to damp plaster, and used the wash technique to apply broad areas of color. Details and textures were added in with small tools or more linear methods.]]> 2016-02-05 01:41:56 UTC https://padlet.com/153575/sistinechapel/wish/93378705 Content: Ceiling 153575 https://padlet.com/153575/sistinechapel/wish/93379056 Nine total scenes from the Book of Genesis, including-
  1. The Separation of Light and Darkness
  2. The Creation of the Sun, Moon and Earth
  3. The Separation of Land and Water
  4. The Creation of Adam
  5. The Creation of Eve
  6. The Temptation and Expulsion
  7. The Sacrifice of Noah
  8. The Great Flood
  9. The Drunkenness of Noah
-also includes sibyls, pendentives (Brazen Serpent, David and Goliath, etc), the ancestors of Christ, and the Ignudi
]]> 2016-02-05 01:45:45 UTC https://padlet.com/153575/sistinechapel/wish/93379056 Content: Altar Wall "Last Judgement" 153575 https://padlet.com/153575/sistinechapel/wish/93379608 Second Coming of Jesus Christ and God's Final Judgement of All Humanity, including the figures of Jesus Christ, Mary, various angels, St. Bartholomew, and St. Peter]]> 2016-02-05 01:52:15 UTC https://padlet.com/153575/sistinechapel/wish/93379608 Original Context/Audience 153575 https://padlet.com/153575/sistinechapel/wish/93379997 Originally meant to be a dramatic narrative of the Old and New Testaments, from the Genesis panels upon the ceiling to the Last Judgement. Followers of Christianity were the main audience.]]> 2016-02-05 01:57:05 UTC https://padlet.com/153575/sistinechapel/wish/93379997 Intended Function/Purpose 153575 https://padlet.com/153575/sistinechapel/wish/93380291 Meant to be heeded by followers of Christianity, to narrate through illustration the Book of Genesis upon the ceiling and warn of the Second Coming of Christ and Day of the Lord through the Last Judgement fresco.]]> 2016-02-05 01:59:41 UTC https://padlet.com/153575/sistinechapel/wish/93380291 Artistic Innovation/Convention 153575 https://padlet.com/153575/sistinechapel/wish/93380508 Ceiling : Tremendously influential series of models for other artists since. Contemporary at the time for its depiction of nude Biblical figures.
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Altar Wall : Innovative illustration of the concept. Contemporary at the time for its depiction of nude Biblical figures.


]]> 2016-02-05 02:01:35 UTC https://padlet.com/153575/sistinechapel/wish/93380508 Thematic/Cross-Cultural References 153575 https://padlet.com/153575/sistinechapel/wish/93381192 2016-02-05 02:10:38 UTC https://padlet.com/153575/sistinechapel/wish/93381192 Thematic or Cross-Cultural References 153575 https://padlet.com/153575/sistinechapel/wish/93381548 The main theme is Biblical, but in a steady progression; the ceiling depicting the Book of Genesis and the Last Judgement fresco upon the altar wall are, respectively, the beginning and the end of humanity. ]]> 2016-02-05 02:12:51 UTC https://padlet.com/153575/sistinechapel/wish/93381548