Instructional Video17:33
TED Talks

TED: The unheard story of the Sistine Chapel | Elizabeth Lev

12th - Higher Ed
* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. The Sistine Chapel is one of the most iconic buildings on earth -- but there's a lot you probably don't know about...
Instructional Video5:30
Curated Video

The Sistine Chapel | Vatican City | Michelangelo

K - 5th
Step into the Sistine Chapel and look up—there’s history painted on the ceiling! In this episode, we’ll learn how the famous artist Michelangelo created one of the greatest masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance and all time. You’ll...
Instructional Video4:44
Curated Video

Landmarks - Michaelangelo Masterpiece

12th - Higher Ed
MICHAELANGELO MASTERPIECE THE NAME MICHELANGELO HAS RESONATED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD FOR FIVE CENTURIES. AN UNSURPASSED ARTISTIC MASTER IN WHICHEVER MEDIUM HE PUT HIS HAND TO, PAINTING, SCULPTURE, FRESCO AND DRAWING. EVEN IN THE UNLIKELY...
Instructional Video13:11
Curated Video

Renaissance Papacy Family Trees

6th - Higher Ed
The Renaissance Papacy was dominated by 3 families: the Borgias, the Roveres, and the Medicis. This video discusses the family tree of each and their role in the Italian Renaissance.
Instructional Video2:56
Amor Sciendi

Last Judgment: The Chemistry of Blue

12th - Higher Ed
We discuss Michelangelo's Last Judgment fresco in the Sistine Chapel, and pause to admire the deep blue pigment called ultramarine.
Instructional Video7:11
Amor Sciendi

St. Peter's Basilica: Beauty from Strife

12th - Higher Ed
St. Peter's Basilica was built during one of the darkest times in the Church's history. This is its story.
Instructional Video3:00
Curated Video

Discovering Rome: Art, Architecture, and Culinary Delights

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Join us on a captivating journey through Rome, Italy's magnificent capital city, as we delve into its rich history, awe-inspiring art and architecture, and mouthwatering culinary delights. In this video, we'll take you on a virtual tour...
Instructional Video15:11
Odd Quartet

Music History - That Time Mozart Stole Music From The Pope

9th - 12th
On a trip to Rome, Mozart and his father go see the Tenebrae service at the Sistine chapel to hear the Miserere. Then things get complicated.
Instructional Video4:31
Music Matters

Name the Composer Quiz! #16 Do you know your classical composers

9th - 12th
How well do you know your classical composers? Find out with our name the composer quiz! We present ten facts about a random composer, see if you can guess the correct answer by the end of the video.
Instructional Video13:17
Amor Sciendi

St. Peter's Bascillica Explained

12th - Higher Ed
A history of the largest religious structure on earth: St. Peter's Bascillica
Instructional Video3:37
Amor Sciendi

The Creation of Adam: Neurology and Neoplatonism

12th - Higher Ed
We discuss Michelangelo's famous Sistine Chapel Fresco. It's fun to think the artist was capable of creating an anatomically accurate human brain in the painting, but more fun to discuss Neoplatonism.
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Art History: Michelangelo's Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

9th - 10th
Video discussing the history, creation, and features of Michelangelo's Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. [22:03]
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: High Renaissance: Michelangelo, Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

9th - 10th
This video [6:46] discusses Michelangelo's, Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, 1508-12 (Vatican, Rome) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris, Dr. Steven Zucker.