The Renaissance was a period in history marked by cultural enlightenment, social change and most of all, economic prosperity. It developed after the dark period of the Middle Ages where culture and the economy were dominated mostly by the church and a noble fiefdom.
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni created the sculpture Pieta when he was only twenty four years old. This beautiful sculpture was created by a Florentine and was completed in 1499. It is considered a Renaissance sculpture and Michelangelo along with his competitor Leonardo da Vinci were considered than and now...
There are a lot of people who can work best when they are left alone. Solitariness brings out the best from many people. There are many famous examples of people who have rewritten history with their works that they produced when they work alone. The works of Thomas Alva Edison, Isaac Newton, Michelangelo, and William Shakespeare to name a few were produced when they were alone.
Wall murals have been used since ancient times. This is seen with almost all civilizations like the Egyptian, Indian, Greek and Roman. Popular murals of the ancient days are the murals of Buddhist monks and by Michelangelo during the renaissance period. Using mural our ancestors were able to convey a meaning. This very meaning has today been used by the advertising community to propagate information to the masses.
The Sistine Chapel isn’t only about Michelangelo. It’s a collection of art from the minds and hands of other great Italian painters. The history of the Sistine Chapel can be traced back in the 1400s when the pope at that time, Sixtus IV della Rovere, opted to have Capella Mana renovated. The results are the different paintings and false drapes that do not only mean beauty but story as well. Among the most popular painters who labored include Pietro Perugino, Domenico Ghirlandaio, and Sandro Boti














































