ARHI 2300 Lecture 2: arts2
2 Mar 2017
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Michelangelo was commissioned by pope julius ii to paint the ceiling of the sistine chapel, Nine central panels depict the old testament story of genesis. More on michelangelo in chapters 2. 1, 2. 2, 2. 9, and 4. 4. Around 20 years after completing the ceiling, michelangelo was commissioned to return to the sistine chapel and paint the altar wall. Damned cast down into hell on the right. Detail of last judg(cid:373)e(cid:374)t showi(cid:374)g self portrait i(cid:374) st. bartholo(cid:373)ew"s ski(cid:374) Located at the center-right of the composition. Indication of his dissatisfaction with painting commissions (his favored process was sculpting) Lived at different times in history: a fictional scene. Used features of contemporary people he knew: plato modeled after leonardo, heraclitus after michelangelo. Northern european countries we now know as the netherlands, germany, france, and. During the fifteenth century, artists in northern europe: Continued using methods established in the middle ages. Those used for illuminated manuscripts (see chapter 3. 2)
