Renaissance+and+Reformation+Painting


 * [[image:Sistine_chapel_ceiling_painting.gif width="499" height="303"]] || [[image:renaissancemonalisa.jpg width="195" height="302"]] ||
 * This is a picture of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome before the restoration. This work was done by Michaelangelo. It took four years and the help of assistants, although the work was stopped for about a year due to payment issues. Michaelangelo also painted the interior of the Sistine Chapel a few years later painting the fresco "Last Judgement". Michaelangelo was a painter and sculptor who was also interested in architecture. || This painting, The Mona Lisa is one of the most popular and reconizable to this day. The creator, Leondardo da Vinci uses light and shadow to produce realistic looking skin. One of the questions of this well known painting is if this mysterious expression is a smile. Leonardo had many talents being a painter and inventor, but also had many other interests. To help his paintings look more realistic he dissected corpses to understand more about anatomy, conducted scientific experiments, and used other techniques. ||