Michelangelo’s Sistine Ceiling astounds with its beauty and complex theological messaging. In this video we explore the meanings behind the various elements of the ceiling and how they all come together to support a common theme of reconciliation.

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_____Contents of this Video______________________
00:00 - Start
00:10 - Introduction
01:31 - The Medici Court's Intellectual Environment Shapes Michelangelo
03:48 - Michelangelo's Sistine Ceiling Illustrates Restoration and Reconciliation
04:14 - The Messaging of the rest of the Chapel
05:38 - The Physical properties of the chapel
07:11 - The Original Ceiling Plan
07:46 - Michelangelo's Plan For The Sistine Ceiling
08:39 - The Central Panels of Michelangelo's Sistine Ceiling
09:03 - Progressing through the works
10:11 - The Stories in the Main Panels of Michelangelo's Sistine Ceiling
11:22 - Creation of Adam in Michelangelo's Sistine Ceiling
11:53 - Creation of Eve
12:36 - Connecting Adam and Noah
13:03 - The Ignudi in Michelangelo's Sistine Ceiling
15:48 - Bronze Medallions
16:24 - Prophets and Sybils: Uniting Religious and Classical Imagery
18:13 - Fictive Architecture
20:11 - Spandrels and Lunettes in Michelangelo's Sistine Ceiling
21:43 - The Colors
23:37 - The Restoration
24:49 - Responses to the Ceiling
25:34 - Raphael's Response
26:27 - Modern Responses to Michelangelo's Sistine Ceiling
28:55 - Artwork added to the Sistine Chapel after the completion of the ceiling
30:29 - Book Recommendation: The Sistine Secrets
32:07 - "See you Later Alligator!"

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Other Links
John Vedder Edwards
THE IGNUDI MICHELANGELO’S INEXPLICABLE SUPERMEN EXPLAINED, FINALLY
https://www.academia.edu/45013644/THE...

Benjamin Blech and Roy Doliner have written a fascinating book, The Sistine Secrets: Michelangelo’s Forbidden Messages in the Heart of the Vatican.
https://www.amazon.com/Sistine-Secret...

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