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Michelangelo is one of the most famous artists from the Italian Renaissance era known for his work on the Sistine Chapel ceiling. While he was primarily a sculptor, Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo to paint the chapel ceiling, which he reluctantly accepted. In painting the 2000 square foot curved ceiling, Michelangelo explored new techniques in art but also faced significant challenges, as he was uncomfortable bending for long periods and in poor physical pain. Despite the difficulties, Michelangelo's renowned artwork on the Sistine Chapel ceiling is now one of the most iconic and famous paintings in the world, cementing his status as a genius.

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Michelangelo is one of the most famous artists from the Italian Renaissance era known for his work on the Sistine Chapel ceiling. While he was primarily a sculptor, Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo to paint the chapel ceiling, which he reluctantly accepted. In painting the 2000 square foot curved ceiling, Michelangelo explored new techniques in art but also faced significant challenges, as he was uncomfortable bending for long periods and in poor physical pain. Despite the difficulties, Michelangelo's renowned artwork on the Sistine Chapel ceiling is now one of the most iconic and famous paintings in the world, cementing his status as a genius.

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RocioLopez
M.Martins
10November2015
ATrueGenius
Michelangeloisoneofthemostwidelyknownartistsinhistory.Hisworkis
controversialyetbreathtaking.HewasthemostfamousartistsduringtheItalianRenaissanceera.
OneofhismostfamousworksofartistheSistineChapelceiling.Michelangelopaintingthe
SistineChapelceilingexplorednewwaysofart,encountereddifficultchallenges,andin
exchange,wenowhaveoneofthemostfamouspaintingsintheworld.
Michelangelospaintedexplorednewwaysofartbecauseitbroughtalotofcontroversy
towardsthepublic.TheItalianRenaissanceplaysahugeroleinthis.TheItalianRenaissance
wasatimeperiodfromthe14thcenturytothe16thcenturywhentimeschangedfrommedieval
timesfromearlymoderntimes.ItwasatimewhenItaliansstartedtochangethewaytheythink
ineveryway.MichelangelowasaskedbyPopeJuliusIItopainttheSistineChapel.Oneofthe
mostfamouspiecesonthechapelceilingis
TheCreationofAdam.TheCreationofAdam
is
interpretedinmanydifferentways.Thispaintingisstillbeinganalysedandcriticizedtothisday.
ThispaintingexplorednewwaysofartbecauseitwasbornduringtheItalianRenaissance.
Thingswerebeinginterpreteddifferentlyandithadahugeculturalchange.Hewasalso
exploringnewwaysofpaintingbecausehehardlyeverpaintedbefore.
BeforepaintingtheSistineChapelceiling,Michelangelowasasculptor.Michelangelo
oncesaidabouthissculptures,IsawtheangelinthemarbleandcarveduntilIsethimfree.

Oneofhisfamoussculpturesis
David.
Althoughhewasasculptor,PopeJuliusIIinsistedthathe
paintedtheSistineChapelceiling.

Atfirst,Michelangelodeclined,tellingPopeJuliusIIthathe
wasasculptorandnotapainter.ButMichelangelowasfinallyconvincedtodothejob.While
paintingtheSistineChapel.Michelangeloencountereddifficultchallengeswhilepaintingthe
SistineChapellikealotofuncomfortnessandpain.Tostart,hehashardlyeverpaintedbefore
andPopeJuliuswantedhimtopaintona2000squarefootcurvedceiling.Michelangelowasin
suchagonythathewroteapoemaboutallthepainheendured.Hewritesthathisspinewasin
painfrombendingover.Hesimplywasnothappyandheknewthathewasnotintherightplace.
Heknewthiswasnthistruepassionandhewasnotapainter.Hehadtodealwiththistorturous
taskforfouryears,untiltheceilingwasfinallyfinished,andhewasfreefromtheSistine

Chapel.
AlthoughMichelangeloenduredsomuchdiscomfortandpain,weseehimtodayasa
geniusforhiswork.HisworkintheSistineChapelisabsolutelybreathtaking.Thousandsof
peoplevisitthechapeljusttoseehisworkofart.ProfessorsandArtHistoriansarestilltryingto
uncoverthetruemeaningof
TheCreationofAdam
.TheSistinechapelCeilingisknownasthe
mosticonicmasterpiecesoftheItalianRenaissance.Heisatruegeniusandwehavethechapel
ceilingtothankforshowinghishardwork.Inexchangeforhishappiness,wenowhavea
masterpiecethatwillliveoninhistoryforever.Hesacrificedhishappinessforthispieceandit
haschangedtheworldofartforthebetterandhecreatedoneofthemostfamouspaintingsinall
ofhistory.
Michelangeloisanamethatalmosteveryoneknows.WhetheritsfromtheTeenage
MutantNinjaTurtles,orfromtextbooks.Michelangelosnameandworksofartwillliveon
forever.MichelangelopaintingtheSistineChapelceilingheexplorednewwaysofart,

encountereddifficultchallenges,andinexchange,wenowhaveoneofthemostfamous
paintingsintheworld.Heisatruegeniusandtheworldwillalwaysknowthename
MichelangeloandhisbeautifulmasterpieceontheSistinechapelceiling.

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