ARTH 112 1st Edition Lecture 6 Michelangelo cont o 1400 s were considered the Early Renaissance Around Michelangelo s time the High Renaissance began o Ceiling worked out in massive compartmentalized frames Frames separate zones of significance First frame begins with the depiction of Genesis Levels of imagined reality Separation of light from darkness Ignudo naked male figure in various poses Poorer artists used to visit the chapel to view the paintings as models Initially Michelangelo painted busy scenes the flood but realized they weren t easily visible from the ground Changes them to be more visible figures get bigger and less complicated The Creation of Eve Ignudi prophets and sibyls The Creation of Adam Adam s hand is lazy resting Behind god the generations of the unborn Christ child and Eve or Mary people to come Poses questions of free will The sacking of Rome created a feeling of vulnerability Creates a change in mood last Judgment scene
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