Michelangelo Vatican tour (third part)
We don't actually know what happened to the first two parts but here's the third anyway!
Presence of earlier frescoes apart, Michelangelo had to face other difficulties; the steep inclination of some ceiling sections and the tendency of stucco (plaster) to go mouldy. He also had to build and work on his own scaffolding system. Problems continued beyond completion and even after his passing in 1564. A month after the death of Michelangelo, the Council of Trento ordered the covering of naked figures by "dressing them" in painted drapes.
Restoration works began in 1979 and were completed in 1999. "Genesis" and "The Last Judgement" were returned to their original splendid colours as applied by Michelangelo in situ. The final phase restored the Stories of Moses, the Stories of the life of Jesus, the cantoria (choir gallery) and transennas.
More information by Eternal Tours Rome about Vatican tours and Michelangelo's work in the Sistine Chapel can be found by visiting the preceding links.
Presence of earlier frescoes apart, Michelangelo had to face other difficulties; the steep inclination of some ceiling sections and the tendency of stucco (plaster) to go mouldy. He also had to build and work on his own scaffolding system. Problems continued beyond completion and even after his passing in 1564. A month after the death of Michelangelo, the Council of Trento ordered the covering of naked figures by "dressing them" in painted drapes.
Restoration works began in 1979 and were completed in 1999. "Genesis" and "The Last Judgement" were returned to their original splendid colours as applied by Michelangelo in situ. The final phase restored the Stories of Moses, the Stories of the life of Jesus, the cantoria (choir gallery) and transennas.
More information by Eternal Tours Rome about Vatican tours and Michelangelo's work in the Sistine Chapel can be found by visiting the preceding links.
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