St. Peter’s Basilica
1. The artwork that I chose from St. Peter’s Basilica was the Baldacchino. It is a four pillared canopy that towers over the tomb of St. Peter
2. The Baldachin is in the center of the crossing and directly under the dome of St. Peter’s Basilica.
3. The Baldachin is made out of Bronze and the columns on the canopy are spiral and stand on 4 marble blocks and is Baroque styled. The four columns are 20 meters high (66 feet) and the base and the capital were cast separately and the shaft of each column was cast in three sections.
4. Historical Essay
1. The artwork that I chose from St. Peter’s Basilica was the Baldacchino. It is a four pillared canopy that towers over the tomb of St. Peter
2. The Baldachin is in the center of the crossing and directly under the dome of St. Peter’s Basilica.
3. The Baldachin is made out of Bronze and the columns on the canopy are spiral and stand on 4 marble blocks and is Baroque styled. The four columns are 20 meters high (66 feet) and the base and the capital were cast separately and the shaft of each column was cast in three sections.
4. Historical Essay
The Baldacchino at St. Peter’s Basilica was the first piece of art that drew my eye in at the holy place, because it was so colossal and absolutely beautiful. The canopy was designed by Bernini and was the first of Bernini’s work to combine sculpture and architecture. It was a good representation of what Baroque styled interior designed looked like at the time. At the very top of the spiral columns of the canopy, there are 4 twice life size angels that stand at each corner. I think that the angels were put there to show that the angels are watching over St. Peter’s tomb.
The twisted shape of the spiral columns is said to be the same design that Jesus was put on before his crucifixion. On the columns are gold leaves and bees. The bees are there to represent Bernini’s family. During the time this was built the bronze on the canopy was an issue of contemporary controversy, and was said to have been taken from the ceiling of the Pantheon.
All in all, the spiral columned canopy was unlike anything I have ever seen before. The fact that it was so large, shows how important St. Peter really was, and that’s why it’s located right above his tomb today.
All in all, the spiral columned canopy was unlike anything I have ever seen before. The fact that it was so large, shows how important St. Peter really was, and that’s why it’s located right above his tomb today.
The Sistine Chapel
1. The artwork that I chose from The Sistine Chapel was the Creation of Adam by Michelangelo
2. The Creation of Adam was on the central section of the ceiling.
3. It was a painting and I’m sure of the size.
4. Historical Essay
1. The artwork that I chose from The Sistine Chapel was the Creation of Adam by Michelangelo
2. The Creation of Adam was on the central section of the ceiling.
3. It was a painting and I’m sure of the size.
4. Historical Essay
In The Creation of Adam painting, Michelangelo shows God reaching out to touch Adam. This depiction alone is very serene. And in the words of Vasari explaining Adam he is, “a figure whose beauty pose and contours are such that it seems to have been fashioned that very moment by the first and supreme creator rather than by the drawing and brush of a mortal man.” It illustrates the biblical story from the Book of Genesis in which God breathes life into Adam by the touch of his finger reaching out to Adam.
God is made to look like an old man with a beard and is wearing a cloak, but Adam is completely naked, just like the story we’ve been taught about Adam and Eve. God’s finger reaching out to Adam and giving him “the spark of life” shows that “man is created in the image and likeness of God.” I was awed by this painting because the work that Michelangelo did to depict God giving life to Adam is simply stunning.
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