Let’s start with a fun bit of art history. Back in the Renaissance, artists used something called a “cartoon” to help them plan their artwork. Not cartoons like Saturday morning shows—these were big drawings on paper. The word comes from the Italian word carta (meaning paper) and the ending -one, which just means “big.” So […]
Tag Archives: Michelangelo
April
22
Great is Thy Faithfulness
posted by laurieetta
This portrayal of Jeremiah by Michelangelo is part of the monumental masterpiece, the Sistine Chapel. Jeremiah is one of the seven prophets depicted by Michelangelo on the ceiling. He is portrayed as an older man, his face etched with lines of wisdom and sorrow. You can almost see the inner turmoil in his tense posture. […]
August
28
Everyone’s a Critic
posted by laurieetta
When I was in Rome last summer, I had the distinct pleasure of taking in Michelangelo’s artwork in the Sistine Chapel. Most people know about the famous ceiling, but this work is just as impressive. It is the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel and depicts the Second Coming of Christ and final judgment by […]
January
21
I will not abandon you
posted by laurieetta
This past summer when I visited Rome, I could hardly contain myself as I looked up at the Sistine Chapel, gazing wide-eyed at Michelangelo’s masterpiece. I had just finished a book called, “Michelangelo and the Pope’s Ceiling,” by Ross King which explored the artist and what was happening to him, his peers and the country […]
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