But Michelangelo could not refuse the demands of a Pope. In 1508 he began. The art of fresco was infamous for separating the great from the merely good. Michelangelo employed assistants for the ...

Michelangelo was appalled. He knew nothing about frescoes, and the ceiling spanned more than 3,200 square feet. He was convinced his enemies had recommended him for a job he could never complete. But ...

Get up close to Michelangelo's masterpiece frescoes from the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican...in Brooklyn!

This style of art is heavily associated with Italy, where breath-taking frescoes were recently discovered at the ancient site of Pompeii. Other famous Italian frescoes include Michelangelo's ...

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Michelangelo did almost all of the painting in the Sistine Chapel Notwithstanding ... The Last Judgement fresco was censored The Last Judgement was painted 25 years after the Sistine Chapel ...

walls and on the ceiling at the same size as the original paintings. Visitors can download an app and scan QR codes to learn ...

A ceiling panel from Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel on display. Photo by John McCarten A cornerstone work of High Renaissance art, the exhibition features the artist’s 34 frescoes reproduced ...

Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ... and every color of the artist’s 34 frescoes. Each image is accompanied by informative signage, and audio guides are available to rent for an even more ...