When Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo received an order for battle paintings for the Palazzo Vecco in Florence, each of them began to look for the most winning plot. Leonardo,

The famous fresco is based on the biblical story from the book of Genesis, and was created by order of Pope Julius II, on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

When Michelangelo received an order from the Pope Julius II for a fresco for the Sistine Chapel, its design was no different from the vaults of most of the churches

Sculpture by Michelangelo Buonarroti “Pieta” or “Lamentation of Christ.” The height of the sculpture is 174 cm, marble. The largest work put forward by the young sculptor in the number

One of the central chapel frescoes tells of one of the most tragic events of the Old Testament. The inescapable and all-consuming element is a response to sins and aversion

On the side walls of the chapel, images of the five prophets alternate with the same number of prophetess; thus, each prophet with his own pair is on the opposite

Sculpture by Michelangelo Buonarroti “The Dying Slave”. The height of the sculpture is 229 cm, marble. The main works of Michelangelo in the second decade of the 16th century are

The sculpture Michelangelo Buonarroti “Morning” also has other names “Morning Dawn” and “Aurora”. The height of the sculpture is 203 cm, marble. The Florentine Medici Chapel was the work that

The Flood, fresco by Michelangelo Buonarroti, a fragment of the Sistine Chapel mural. In the sistine ceiling Michelangelo came to the full maturity of his skill. In the overall composition

. This work is the earliest known work of the sculptor, architect, artist and poet Michelangelo, which is a colored and extended version of Shongauer’s engraving. The painting was painted

This sculpture Michelangelo created for the gravestone. This is a symbol, in it the artist expressed his regret about the life leaving and even the imminent immortality of the soul

“Tondo” – the so-called round in shape picture or relief. In our case, this is not exactly a tondo; Michelangelo’s piece is a little more tall than wide. It got

The fresco by Michelangelo Buonarroti depicting the prophet Ezekiel. The painting of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel of the Cathedral of St. Peter. Ezekiel, a Hebrew prophet of the

The most famous of all the Sibyls is the Kuma Sibyl. Many Sibylins of the book are connected with her name. It was she who predicted the demise of the

Fresco by Michelangelo Buonarroti depicting the prophet Daniel. The painting of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel of the Cathedral of St. Peter. Daniel, in the Bible, is the righteous

“The position in the coffin” – an early unfinished painting by Michelangelo Buonarroti, which shows how the body of Christ, taken from the cross, is transferred to the coffin. Researchers

The sculpture by Michelangelo Buonarroti “Evening” also has another name “Twilight”. The height of the sculpture is 197 cm, marble. In the tombs of Giuliano and Lorenzo Michelangelo resolutely departed

The only picture on the wooden board, regarding which there is no doubt about the authorship of Michelangelo, is considered to be “Tondo Doni”. However, in recent times, experts have

Detail of the Sistine Chapel painting, fresco by Michelangelo Buonarroti. Prophets and sibyls are titanic images of people of great strength of passions and brightness of characters. The wise concentration

Michelangelo Buanorroti in the last year of his work in the chapel wrote a wonderful fresco “Sacrifice of Noah.” The images of this creation convey to the viewer the mournful

Sculpture by Michelangelo Buonarroti “Moses”. The height of the sculpture is 235 cm, marble. In a performance a few years after the Louvre captives “Moses” Michelangelo returns to the image