Monday 15 November 2010

sistine chapel paintings explained

The accomplishment rivals that of the great heights of the Renaissance, and Jakuchu was Japan's Michelangelo, and this particular series of scrolls his Sistine Chapel paintings.... Not much of an answer, as I just listed the entire first two rooms of the exhibit, so I went on to justify myself by explaining that you can see, in a matter of one viewing, what made Japanese art so distinct from the Chinese counterpart, or from Korean influence: as Japanese artists, like Jakuchu,...

the beautiful Sistine Chapel
the beautiful Sistine Chapel

Upon entering the chapel
Upon entering the chapel

The Sistine Chapel is best
The Sistine Chapel is best

Sistine Chapel
Sistine Chapel

Art is Creation - Sistine
Art is Creation - Sistine

Art explained - Inspiration
Art explained - Inspiration

The drawings explain the events leading up to the Norman invasion of England and the invasion itself with what is happening written in Latin.... Everyone is well aware of the paintings of Michelangelo in the Sistine chapel.
Famous Tapestries

Maybe it is because it is the size of a play ground and their are no taxes, but the valuable art and expansive collection of gold in the Vatican makes it more valuable than any other country. As forewarned... Although I am not Catholic, I am so lucky to have been able to tour the Vatican City and that a high schooler in the Sistine Chapel was able to explain to me the significance of what I was looking at...do you know the significance of the sections of the ceiling? Or that...
sistine chapel paintings explained

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