1475-1564

Documents the restoration of the Sistine Chapel, shown in its entirety, providing an intimate understanding of this masterpiece. Explains the various forensic studies carried out in the course of the project, the pragmatic concerns of the restoration, and the many problems of historical approach that were confronted.

Discusses Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling frescoes within the context of their site, cultural circumstances, production, narrative and compositional structure, style, and theological significance, and includes thirty-eight color plates of the Renaissance masterpiece.

Examines the life of fifteenth-century sculptor and painter Michelangelo, and looks at some of the works he created, including the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, and the statue of David. Includes activities.

Introduces the life of the artist who painted the frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, but whose greatest love was sculpture.

Dramatizes the life of Michelangelo's career as a sculptor, painter, architect, and poet is traced from his promising boyhood apprenticeships to the painter Ghirlandaio and the sculptor Bertoldo through all the years of his genius.

This video traces the life of Michelangelo, touching on his major artistic and personal influences.

A biography of the Renaissance sculptor, painter, architect, and poet, including a list of places where his art can be seen today.

Profiles the life of Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo, discussing his early years, his schooling, and his work habits, looking at some of his best-known paintings and sculptures, and providing information about the world in which he lived and worked.

A biography of the Renaissance sculptor, painter, architect, and poet, well known for his work on the Sistine Chapel in Rome's St. Peter's Cathedral.