ARTH 345 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Laurel Wreath, Sacred Mysteries, Gentleness
5 Dec 2017
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The lunettes of the sistine chapel were long ignored until the sistine chapel was cleaned. The burning of candles and incense for offerings would collect soot in the corners of the walls. The lunettes were absolutely illegible for a long time. Illustrate the very first part of the gospel of matthew, which begins with naming christ"s lineage. Extending back to king david and moving forwards from there: many of the hebrew prophets are included within this lineage. Ends with joseph, as opposed to marriage (even though he is not biologically related to. Christ: direct lineage that leads us from king david to christ (a list of names) The areas over the windows are the margins of the margins. The least important moments: we do not see stories or important figures illustrated, michelangelo created these much more quickly, we can look at the modes of production and realize he could complete a figure in a day.
