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Behind the Brush: Michelangelo vs The Ceiling Part 1 (audio)

April 13 · 9 min · Season 1 · Episode 20 · 7.0 MB
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Before the Sistine Chapel ceiling became a legend, it was a gamble. In Part One of Behind the Brush: Michelangelo vs. the Ceiling, James William Moore looks up into the artistry, ambition, and sheer audacity of one of the most famous ceilings in the world. This episode explores Michelangelo the sculptor, the brutal demands of fresco, the visual genius of the ceiling as a total system, and why The Creation of Adam still holds so much power. Less polished myth, more divine mess—this is the Sistine ceiling as pressure, performance, and masterpiece in the making.

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