Chapels in Rome - Sistine Chapel, Sistine Chapel Ceiling, Restoration of the Sistine Chapel Frescoes, Raphael Cartoons (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 52. Chapters: Sistine Chapel, Sistine Chapel ceiling, Restoration of the Sistine Chapel frescoes, Raphael Cartoons, Art patronage of Julius II, Lorenzo Perosi, Separation of Light from Darkness, Sistine Chapel Choir, Contarelli Chapel, Gallery of Sistine Chapel ceiling, The Creation of Adam, The Last Judgment, Apostolic Palace, Cappella Paolina, Niccoline Chapel, Chigi Chapel, Sala Regia, Cerasi Chapel, Prophet Joel. Excerpt: The Sistine Chapel ceiling, painted by Michelangelo between 1508 and 1512, at the commission of Pope Julius II, is one of the most renowned artworks of the High Renaissance. The ceiling is that of the large Papal Chapel built within the Vatican between 1477 and 1480 by Pope Sixtus IV after whom it is named the Sistine Chapel. The chapel is the location for Papal Conclaves and many important services. The ceiling's various painted elements form part of a larger scheme of decoration within the Chapel, which includes the large fresco The Last Judgment on the sanctuary wall, also by Michelangelo, wall paintings by a team of the most highly regarded painters of the late 15th century including Botticelli, Ghirlandaio and Perugino, and a set of large tapestries by Raphael, the whole illustrating much of the doctrine of the Catholic Church. Central to the ceiling decoration are nine scenes from the Book of Genesis of which the Creation of Adam is the best known, having an iconic standing equalled only by Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, the hands of God and Adam being reproduced in countless imitations. Pope Julius II by RaphaelPope Julius II was a "warrior pope" who in his papacy undertook an aggressive campaign for political control, to unite and empower Italy under the leadership of the Church. He invested in symbolism to display his temporal power such as his procession, in the Classical manner, through a triumpha...