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A bit more about the difficulty of creating frescoes

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381950) • Rockingham, Australia 22 May 22

I wrote about attending an exhibition wherein Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel frescoes were shown on great photographic panels. I didn’t really understand how frescoes were created until I read a simple explanation in the book I’ve...

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Michelangelo comes to Fremantle, Part II

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381950) • Rockingham, Australia 11 May 22

I wrote that we visited ‘Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition’ this morning. You can catch up here: https://www.mylot.com/post/3508554/michelangelo-comes-to-fremantle-western-australia The informative signage and audio...

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Michelangelo comes to Fremantle, Western Australia

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381950) • Rockingham, Australia 11 May 22

I’m making two discussions of this so Vince’s photos will display better. If I make a collage of them, they get too distorted. Back in 2010, we visited the Sistine Chapel. Our strongest memory is of the officials shouting...

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An amazing exhibition will soon be open in Fremantle, Western Australia

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381950) • Rockingham, Australia 5 Apr 22

There is a special exhibition coming to Fremantle, Western Australia. It seems it has been to a lot of other cities and now we will be getting the chance to see it. Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ceiling paintings have been...

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November 1 - Let's discuss what happened on that day

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222318) • United States 1 Nov 19

National Cinnamon Day National Author's Day 1512 - The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, painted by Michelangelo, is shown to the public for the first time. 1870 - The Weather Bureau (later called The National Weather Service),...

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Today in History

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (323168) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 15 Aug 18

Today is a remarkable day in history, but then every day is remarkable. There are four newsworthy events to celebrate today. First, art takes center stage with the dedication of one of the most awesome displays of art in the...

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