It is said that as the great Michelangelo painted the magnificent frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine chapel–lying on his back for endless hours to finish every detail with great care–a friend asked him why he took such pains with figures that would be viewed from a considerable distance.
“After all,” the friend said, [...]
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Michelangelo, Sistine chapel, frescoes
Posted in Christology, Michelangelo, Wesley Jacob on MonUTC2007-12-17T15:05:19+00:00 28, 2007 | 1 Comment »