Commemorating the 500th anniversary of Michelangelo's Last Judgment

8 panels - Each 42 ft wide and 6 ft tall (12.8m x 13.7m)
8 to 10 year project - about 1900 sq ft.

 

28ft preview

A 28 ft (8.5m) portion of panel 1.

 

A visit to the Sistine chapel shows just how difficult it is to appreciate the visceral power and sheer scale of Michelangelo Buonarroti's (1475-1564) achievement. This actual size multi-year study allows me to learn from the great master and understand the complexities of working at such a massive scale, with so many twisted figures, often exaggerated, foreshortened and intertwined.

To overcome some of the challenges of this undertaking while also addressing portability issues, I broke it down as shown below. The effort is not intended to be an exact replica but rather a reinterpretation by an admiring artist. Just as Michelangelo labored with a heavy heart so long ago, I look at the state of the world today and sadly find this project eerily fitting to our times, but do hope humanity will make the right choices

 

 

Project breakdown

Project breakdown

 

 

2 panel left partion view

Hanging panel 1 and panel 2.

 

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