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TED Talks
TED: The unheard story of the Sistine Chapel | Elizabeth Lev
* 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...
Curated Video
The Sistine Chapel | Vatican City | Michelangelo
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...
Curated Video
Landmarks - Michaelangelo Masterpiece
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...
Curated Video
Renaissance Papacy Family Trees
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.
Amor Sciendi
Last Judgment: The Chemistry of Blue
We discuss Michelangelo's Last Judgment fresco in the Sistine Chapel, and pause to admire the deep blue pigment called ultramarine.
Amor Sciendi
St. Peter's Basilica: Beauty from Strife
St. Peter's Basilica was built during one of the darkest times in the Church's history. This is its story.
Curated Video
Discovering Rome: Art, Architecture, and Culinary Delights
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...
Odd Quartet
Music History - That Time Mozart Stole Music From The Pope
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.
Music Matters
Name the Composer Quiz! #16 Do you know your classical composers
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.
Amor Sciendi
St. Peter's Bascillica Explained
A history of the largest religious structure on earth: St. Peter's Bascillica
Amor Sciendi
The Creation of Adam: Neurology and Neoplatonism
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.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Art History: Michelangelo's Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
Video discussing the history, creation, and features of Michelangelo's Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. [22:03]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: High Renaissance: Michelangelo, Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
This video [6:46] discusses Michelangelo's, Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, 1508-12 (Vatican, Rome) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris, Dr. Steven Zucker.