Which famous artist painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

Correct answer: Michelangelo

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Glassygurl75
Glassygurl75
In my art history class, we learned that Michaelangelo didn't like one of the cardinals ( or bishops?) at the time and painted his likeness as a devil in an alter piece. The cardinal complained to the Pope, but the Pope thought it was funny and let it remain. I'd love to go see it in person!
FreezingAcolyte89399
FreezingAcolyte89399
my god,the man was amazing
Skeezix288
Skeezix288
mommyto6blondies, for hundreds of years it was thought that he painted the 65 foot high ceiling while lying on his back on scaffolding but historians now know that wasn't so. He was standing up on the scaffolding getting paint in his eyes and almost going blind. (www.pbs.org)
TiredBeet77967
TiredBeet77967
A true master!!
monkeyhanger1964
monkeyhanger1964
That’s right, I’ve seen it, it beautiful & it’s hard to believe it’s flat but it is, man was a genius....
deeny
deeny
Did you know each of the ninja turtles are named after Renaissance artists? Leonardo(Leo), raphael(raph), donatello(donny) and last but not least Michealangelo(Mikey). Hence the name of the science project that made them mutants: project Renaissance. 😊
FiestyGatekeeper9287
FiestyGatekeeper9287
FreezingAcolyte89399, Read The Agony and the Ecstasy if you want to learn more
Sleepy Karen #2139977
Sleepy Karen #2139977
In high school, my history teacher said Michelangelo would steal fresh corpses from the cemetery to dissect and sketch. If you look at art before his time, the muscles and proportions of the human body’s were off. People looked lumpy. His dissections and sketches show how muscles really should look and how they attached to the bones. It was the cool bits like that that got me so fascinated with history and art. Thanks, Mrs. Shivers. You were the best teacher!
Pimpao +
Pimpao +
one of the Greatest artists that ever lived !
DeepThinker
DeepThinker
He was a poet too? So much talent in one person!
Lionessa
Lionessa
Jake, I love the Animaniacs!
Cat Mom
Cat Mom
KamKam, what about Him?
Cat Mom
Cat Mom
TJ, lol
Cat Mom
Cat Mom
Ed, I think that she just got them confused
Cat Mom
Cat Mom
Player #35009238, you are probably right
turtle
turtle
I saw the Sistine Chapel it's absolutely stunning
Mel
Mel
I think DaVinci did the same thing. He took corpses to study anatomy. How nauseating!
Max
Max
Apart from the ceiling itself, the walls are all painted 'trompe l'oiel' to resemble curtain hangings. You have to get within touching distance before realising they're not actually cloth. Stunning! Amusement is also to be had from watching all the people surreptitiously trying to take forbidden photos of the ceiling, the bellowing of the guards and subsequent ejection of the embarrassed miscreant. 🤣
Lorie
Lorie
Glassygurl75, me too
LwoLwo
LwoLwo
FreezingAcolyte89399, r u Jessica?
LwoLwo
LwoLwo
please tell me how to answer to a mess on here. or how to find the message
LwoLwo
LwoLwo
I can't find a friend Jessica Hathaway. she was on my game wanting me to respond. how do I find her?
TurtleRox
TurtleRox
years ago someone playing this game recommended reading the novel The Agony and the Ecstacy by Irving Stone. I read it and I am so glad I did. It became one of my very favorites. It's a big book but I highly suggest reading it if you like interesting history.
Player #118103951
Player #118103951
He lived to be 88. That's a great age in any Era but in the 16th Century is phenomenal.
LillySparrow
LillySparrow
And I had just read last month how he did paint it in Fresco manner which preserves the art much better than any other methods. Here it says Michelangelo painted the entirety of the Sistine Chapel ceiling in the medium of fresco. One of the most popular methods of painting during the Renaissance, fresco means fresh in Italian, and involves painting directly onto an area of freshly laid and still-wet lime-based plaster. The wet plaster chemically bonds with the pigment as it dries to form an impermeable and highly resilient image far more resistant to the ravages of time and environment than other methods of paint-based decoration. It also made it possible to cover enormous expanses of wall and ceiling such as the surfaces of the Sistine Chapel entirely with images. Wowwwe
Lionessa
Lionessa
It's worth noting that half the comments about one of the greatest artists of all time refer to Ninja Turtles. That is beyond sad.
Ylee
Ylee
Sleepy Karen #2139977, I just came back from Florence and saw the Michael, I cried, he actually went to the friers at a nearby monastery, and they let him dissect and study the corpses
Lionessa
Lionessa
In all the buzz about the Sistine Chapel and the David, don't miss Pieta--the only one of his works that Michelangelo signed. It's exquisite.
Mark
Mark
deeny, I noticed it
joey
joey
Glassygurl75, that's funny
Thane
Thane
With those names in the choice of answers, Splinter must have been the site manager
Mars V
Mars V
Hairslinger, The Agony and the Ecstasy staring Charlton Heston.
Victoria
Victoria
Glassygurl75, that’s true,,that man’s life is fascinating to read about, look up documentaries on his life, very talented and interesting man, sometimes sad too, I hope he is happy with his after life,,
WDA
WDA
The real Italian painter, not the fictitious Ninja Turtle of the same name.
Ed
Ed
Sleepy Karen #2139977, I am sorry if I’m wrong but I always believed that it was Leonardo DaVinci who did this?? I remember reading that in history books. Maybe they both did?
TJ
TJ
I would never have guessed that one of the ninja turtles 🐢 was an artist.
Jay Jay
Jay Jay
monkeyhanger1964, you are so lucky
The Chaser
The Chaser
Those are four amazing artists… their recent decisions to become Ninja Turtles also showcases their amazing brilliance.
CanMan
CanMan
wonder what his compensation would have been?
 Vic
Vic
Player #16527784, it’s also my opinion that he is the best Artist in the world and I love to read about all the famous painters, But this man who worked so hard and accomplished so much that I get overwhelmed when reading about all beautiful art he left for the world to enjoy,,