What is the biblical scheme chosen by Michelangelo for the Sistine Chapel ceiling?
What will be an ideal response?
Michelangelo chose nine scenes from Genesis for the ceiling proper and surrounded it with prophets, sibyls, the ancestors of Christ, and other scenes. He designed the ceiling to narrate events before the coming of the Law of Moses and as a complement to the narrative cycles on the walls below that he had painted previously.
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According to James 1:2, "Consider it________, my brothers, whenever you experience various trials..."
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
In Andrea Mantegna's ceiling of the Camera Picta, the use of di sotto in sù can be seen in the __________.
A. foreshortened bodies of the putti B. detailed modeling of the vegetation that surrounds the lower rim of the oculus C. graduated shading and blurred outlines between the clouds and enveloping sky D. individualized features and personalities of each woman