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¶ … Judgment," a masterpiece by Michelangelo, as the name depicts is about the Day of Judgment and the concept of heaven and hell. Since Michelangelo was fascinated by human anatomy, the Last Judgment also highlights his interest in this field along with the actual theme of the work. Christ is the central figure of the fresco and is presented as a symbol that generates both fear and hope. The dead are rising to face the final judgment and the right and left arm depict the blessed and the damned respectively. The fresco was once seen as obscene and the church had some of its part repainted in order to cover what was considered vulgar and unworthy of a place in the Sistine Chapel.
The second topic under consideration is Contemporary Christian music which sprang as a response to the hippie culture of 1960s. When in 1960s people moved away from religion and looked for alternative lifestyle, a movement arose to protect the old traditional values of Christianity and the music that came forth under this movement came to be known as Contemporary Christian music. It was first known as Jesus music, "The 'Jesus Movement' of the 1970s was when things really started changing and Christian music began to become an industry within itself."[
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With the passage of time, it took another dimension and God became an integral part of the compositions. Basically "rock" in its style, the music became associated with the church as Wohlegemuth said, "[the] 1970s will see a marked acceptance of rock-influenced music in all levels of church music. The rock style will become more familiar to all people, its rhythmic excesses will become refined, and its earlier secular associations will be less remembered."[
The third topic is that of the Bible. The theme of Bible is Kingdom of God. It is simple and straight-forward and that's what New Testament announces as its theme at the very onset. The Bible contains many references to the power of God as seen in His kingdom and numerous stories depict God's hand in the affairs of man on earth. The Old and New Testament are considered Holy Scriptures by Christians because they tend to focus on how many needs to handle his affairs in the Kingdom of God.
When we study the three works, we notice that it was the Christian music that could express its theme in the best and most direct manner. While Bible is considered the word of God, it has been altered over the years and hence it has become more muddled and confusing than it was…
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Baker, Paul. Page 140. Contemporary Christian Music: Where it came from What it is Where It's Going. Westchester, Illinois: Crossway Books, 1985.
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Michelangelo Biography and Detailed Information About One of His Art Works Michelangelo was one of the most influential artists of the Rennaissance and of art history. Painter, sculptor, poet and architect, Michelangelo dominated the art scene for almost the whole of the 16th century. Born in 1474, he lived to be almost ninety years of age, time in which he left an unparalleled creation to the world. In Michelangelo's time, the Renaissance
His loyal servant, Urbino, died too in 1556. Though he was known for his temperamental temper, tagged as the terrible Michelangelo, no friends or companions, had complexity in dealing with others and only used boys as his assistants, his desire to glorify and serve God through his works was insurmountable. His solitude reflects his attitude to be wholly absorbed and engrossed with his craft, sacrificing even his personal happiness for
Michelangelo was the greatest sculptor of the 16th century and one of the greatest of all history, incredibly, considering the number of years required to master a craft, he was also one of the greatest painters, architects, and poets. There have been few artists who have been as prolific, and few still that have created enduring masterpieces in so many different mediums. Michelangelo would have gained his place in history if he
Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel This work has been and truly is a beacon of our art, and it has brought such benefit and enlightenment to the art of painting that it was sufficient to illuminate a world which for so many hundreds of years had remained in the state of darkness. And, to tell the truth, anyone who is a painter no longer needs to concern himself about seeing innovations and
Christian Artist: Michelangelo Michelangelo’s David (1501-1504) is an example of a work of sculpture by an artist who confessed Christianity and in fact took great pleasure in reading Scripture as well as other religious writings, such as those of Savonarola, a famous reformer in Italy (Vasari, 1998). Michelangelo sculpted, painted and designed architectural works during the Renaissance in Europe. He was commissioned by the Pope to paint the Sistine Chapel Ceiling
The landscape diffuses in colors to give optical illusion of perspective and farness. The first figures, of the two children are softly modeled in lights and shades. The light is bright and clear and it seems to have no specific direction. Although Renaissance had great preoccupation with the study of light and the use of it to give volume, there will pass a longer time before artists would really use the