ARHI 203 Lecture 12: Lecture 12
9 Jul 2016
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Ceiling painted in 1508-12; end wall painted in 1536-41. Creation of eve from rib of adam. Creation of adam more sculptural gures (more monumental) echoed his training as a sculpture captures the potential that"s about to come, about to give him life before their ngers touch, and adam becomes energized. Altar wall of the sistine chapel, vatican, rome. Michelangelo: 1534-41 fresco new pope (not julius ii) paul iii also going through rebuilding campaign happened after the sack of rome moment when christ decides who goes to hell/heaven. St. peter depicted as the most comparable in terms of size to christ holding the key believed to be the rst pope, therefore makes sense to give this precedence to him. Michelangelo improved the gures, claiming them to be more divine. Saint peter"s, vatican, rome commissioned by french cardinal not as traditional (when compared to other pietas, where mary usually looks.
