The Sistine Ceiling (part 1) - The Design

Amuze Art Lecture #48: This is the first video in a series about the Sistine Chapel, which Michelangelo painted between 1508 and 1512. Part 1 discusses the design of the 12,000 square feet ceiling.

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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:55 The Design
2:43 Main Scenes
5:31 A Learning Curve
7:22 Ignudi
8:17 Old Testament
9:49 Lunettes
10:37 Conclusion

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Music: Angel’s Dream by Aakash Gandhi
Image credits: Design of the Sistine Ceiling (CC BY-SA 3.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Si...)