The later-added fig leaves and robe parts do stand out which I thought was a shame. Lots of art in the Vatican museum have private parts which have been broken (in statues) or covered/painted over.
Another impressive point that stands out is that the ceiling is mostly flat. The painted arches and columns give it an amazing 3D look.
Extremely impressive. It took me a few minutes to catch on to the fact that everything was flat, and all of the intricate woodwork I saw around the windows and awnings was, in fact, painted.
Further in the Vatican tour, after the chapel, there's a room which has its ceiling similarly painted to look like woodwork. There is no illusion; you see it immediately for what it is. It helped to demonstrate to me how good Michelangelo was.
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When I was there, I was expecting the iconic god image to be huge but it was only a small part of the ceiling.
In fact, even though the ceiling takes most of the fame, my favorite painting was Michaelangelo's Last Judgement depicted in the altar wall:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Judgment_(Michelangelo...
The later-added fig leaves and robe parts do stand out which I thought was a shame. Lots of art in the Vatican museum have private parts which have been broken (in statues) or covered/painted over.
Another impressive point that stands out is that the ceiling is mostly flat. The painted arches and columns give it an amazing 3D look.
Extremely impressive. It took me a few minutes to catch on to the fact that everything was flat, and all of the intricate woodwork I saw around the windows and awnings was, in fact, painted.
Further in the Vatican tour, after the chapel, there's a room which has its ceiling similarly painted to look like woodwork. There is no illusion; you see it immediately for what it is. It helped to demonstrate to me how good Michelangelo was.