The Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church will be gathered on 7. Maja to choose a new pope in one of the most beautiful rooms in the world, the Sikstin Chapel.
The chapel is named after Papi Sikst Iv., And was built from 1473. to 1481.
It is 40 meters long, a wide 13, a high 21 meter, and both sides are illuminated by high windows. Pope Julia II. He hired Michelangela to paint the ceiling frescoes, which is a versatile Renaissance artist from 1508. until 1512. Frescoes show scenes from the Old and New Testament, in which God provides a finger to touch the outstretched first man.
Twenty years later Pope Clement VII. Michelangelu ordered a fresco on the wall behind the altar, which would later become the magnificent “last court,” discovered in 1541. Michelangelo was immediately charged with immoral and obscenity because he painted naked people in the church.
After his death, the Church ordered that they were coming to cover, which he did one of Michelangel’s trainees by painting the figs or pants.
During the great restoration of Fresak, thirty years ago, experts covered the part removed, but part and left because they represent the history of the Sikstine Chapel.
The side walls of the chapel frescoes decorated other artists, including Pietra Perugins, Sandra Botticelli and Domenica Ghirlandai.
Since 1980. Until 1994. Specialists conducted one of the most ambitious restoration projects in the world by taking off dirt and soot that gathered and darken frescoes for centuries. The results have divided experts and amateurs, with some new colors criticized as bright.
The Sikstin Chapel was first used for the conclave after the death of Sikst IV. 1484. Numerous conclaves were held elsewhere, and several in the Qustrial Palace in the 19th century, which was once a summer Pope Palace, and today is the official residence of the Italian president.
About 6.8 million people have 2023. visited the Vatican Museum, which includes a Sistin Chapel, which makes it the other most visited museum in the world after Louvre.
German writer Goethe once said, “Who did not see the Sistin Chapel, he doesn’t know what a man is capable of doing.”
(Vijesti.ba)
