Michelangelo Explained: From Pietà to the Sistine Chapel

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  • Опубликовано: 8 июн 2024
  • Why is Michelangelo so different from other artists in the Renaissance? He is considered such a genius not only for his masterly craftsmanship, but because of the way he conceived his pieces of art. Explore his works with me and understand his art.
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    Genius of Michelangelo: 00:00
    Doni Tondo: 0:53
    David: 5:00
    Pietà: 7:07
    Tomb of Julius II: 12:07
    Moses: 12:54
    Sistine Chapel: 14:05

Комментарии • 437

  • @95700272
    @95700272 Год назад +47

    It’s so crazy to me, that free videos on RUclips are better, more entertaining than anything you pay for!

  • @rathertiredofthemess2841
    @rathertiredofthemess2841 10 месяцев назад +73

    The Pieta almost breathes. An amazing masterpiece.

    • @aris1956
      @aris1956 9 месяцев назад +5

      To think about the anatomical and dress details of this grandiose work of art and then finding yourself, as I happened to be right directly in front of such a sculpture you realize the artistic greatness and the great genius of Michelangelo.

    • @ezeee595
      @ezeee595 8 месяцев назад

      I’ve seen it and it’s surprisingly small.

    • @rathertiredofthemess2841
      @rathertiredofthemess2841 8 месяцев назад +1

      @@ezeee595 still incredible.

    • @gesudinazaret9259
      @gesudinazaret9259 2 месяца назад

      You guys would love Bernini ,look him up

    • @rathertiredofthemess2841
      @rathertiredofthemess2841 2 месяца назад +1

      @@gesudinazaret9259 art historian here. Noting like the Pieta.

  • @adhoc9647
    @adhoc9647 Год назад +177

    Someone once said, "If you can't explain it to a six-year-old, then you don't understand it yourself." Clearly, and luckily for me, this does NOT apply to you! What a well-thought-out presentation. I'd like to thank you in four different languages too, but I'm not that talented. 🙏

    • @demirxhela6790
      @demirxhela6790 Год назад +1

      Albania Language today

    • @rathodkaran6190
      @rathodkaran6190 Год назад +5

      Einstein said that

    • @OLHistoryEnglish
      @OLHistoryEnglish 8 месяцев назад

      Sthuthi
      Terima Kasi
      Nandri
      Shukriya
      Shukran

    • @harishwala5882
      @harishwala5882 6 месяцев назад +1

      Hello from India 🇮🇳.
      Albert Einstein said that.

    • @rizwanuwatch
      @rizwanuwatch 3 месяца назад

      Sir R P Feynman said that actually ❤

  • @joette5333
    @joette5333 Год назад +7

    I saw the Pieta in 1964 at the NY World's Fair . I was awe struck and expected Mary to move or speak I have never seen anything so beautiful

  • @rc6304
    @rc6304 Год назад +27

    I saw the Pieta when it was in Canada at The World's Fair. At that time you could walk right up to it with only a rope around it .
    I could not take my eyes off of it for some time. It looked alive ! That's the only way I can describe it. What a masterpiece.

    • @mikethebigman
      @mikethebigman 3 месяца назад

      I believe that’s a replica hut I don’t know

  • @srdjannalis3037
    @srdjannalis3037 Год назад +17

    Pieta is the best sculpture ever made.

  • @monicacall7532
    @monicacall7532 Год назад +141

    Having visited all of these places and seen these works more than once I would have to say that the unfinished bound captives and other unfinished works found in Florence and the Pieta are my favorites. The unfinished sculptures bring to life Michelangelo’s concept that his job was to liberate the innate statue from the marble.
    Nothing prepared me for the affect of actually seeing the Pieta in real life. Every time I’ve visited it I cry. There’s such pathos and such a deep sense of divinity about it. I’ve heard people who have stood beside me at the Vatican say that they don’t believe in God and yet they feel something that they can’t express when they see this statue. That is a testament to Michelangelo’s genius!

    • @r.b.633
      @r.b.633 Год назад +6

      I felt the same when I saw the Pieta. I stood there motionless for a while on the verge of tears. There is tragedy of the moment and at the same time acceptance, mother's love and sacrifice.

    • @watch-Dominion-2018
      @watch-Dominion-2018 Год назад

      God is fiction

    • @armchairguru1921
      @armchairguru1921 Год назад +9

      I cried when I saw David because I was awstruck. I was completely captiated by the Pieta and it's beauty and depth. I was stunned that Michaelangelo was only twenty-three when he sculpted that extraordinary, divinely-inspired work of art.

    • @monicamorilla2851
      @monicamorilla2851 Год назад +5

      I wish I could visit all this beauty..maybe one day
      😊😇

    • @sytskebierma255
      @sytskebierma255 Год назад +3

      I get the same overwhelming feeling when I see the Pièta . It's such a wonderful, even more than wonderful sculpture.

  • @hickmantn
    @hickmantn Месяц назад +4

    This is simply one of the best videos on RUclips I have ever seen. Entertaining as well as educational.

  • @ManuelBravo
    @ManuelBravo  Год назад +58

    What is your favorite work from Michelangelo?

    • @viktorgadany7595
      @viktorgadany7595 Год назад +7

      Yes!

    • @elinorbaker
      @elinorbaker Год назад +5

      YAAAAAS!

    • @tropicalocal
      @tropicalocal Год назад +6

      yes to part II! soonest, please!

    • @stevel9353
      @stevel9353 Год назад +5

      Very well done and informative. I would like to see part 2

    • @wilderdede
      @wilderdede Год назад +3

      Looking for Part II. First one was wonderful.

  • @StephiSensei26
    @StephiSensei26 Год назад +6

    My Hero, my inspiration. Thank you. Grazie mille.

  • @speederscout
    @speederscout Год назад +16

    YES, I want to see part II!

  • @unclesam1545
    @unclesam1545 Год назад +18

    I live in Italy and actually studying this stuff for school, you cleared up some things about michelangelos psychological state, thanks

  • @doogelyjim8627
    @doogelyjim8627 8 месяцев назад +10

    I was in Europe this Summer and I watched your video on Rome while waiting in line for the Pantheon. It enhanced my appreciation for the city so much while I was there! I was so excited to walk around it with all the context. I just finished watching this video and it honestly blew me away. I thought I knew about these works when I saw them in Florence and Rome. My eyes have been opened, this was so extremely fascinating and you presented it perfectly

    • @ManuelBravo
      @ManuelBravo  8 месяцев назад +1

      Thanks for your comment, I’m glad it was helpful!

  • @ravikantsethi3115
    @ravikantsethi3115 Год назад +6

    He is genious,master of his thoughts n his creation.His craft is unbeatable,amazing n matchless ,he is sculptures will never be superseded .

    • @gr637
      @gr637 2 месяца назад +1

      More than a genius, a very hard worker.

  • @mikeifyouplease
    @mikeifyouplease Год назад +70

    Thank you so much! I have actually been to the Sistine Chapel when I was a little boy over 6 decades ago. And I walked right up to the Pieta and could have touched it, as there were no barriers or protections around it. But no one ever explained the paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel as well as you have in this video. I look forward to part two with great anticipation.

    • @icarus5726
      @icarus5726 Год назад +3

      Pietta is in St Peter's...not Sistene Chapel

    • @mikeifyouplease
      @mikeifyouplease Год назад +2

      @@icarus5726 __Thank you. You are correct.
      I had accidently comingled my childhood's two most impressionable
      experiences of Michelangelo's masterpieces in that one posting.

    • @icarus5726
      @icarus5726 Год назад +3

      @@mikeifyouplease fully understand
      I have just come back from Rome and the Sistene Chapel just blew me away...no videos or photos prepare you for it
      Absolutely stunning
      And my favourite artwork in the world the Pietta Michelangelo carved when he was 23. An absolute genius

  • @samel-dalati5733
    @samel-dalati5733 Год назад +2

    Wonderful commentary and analysis. Congratulations. Really enjoyed and your english is so precise!

  • @user-te4of2fq5d
    @user-te4of2fq5d 10 месяцев назад +5

    🗣️I don't want to understand him, I want to THANK him !

  • @dmr8914
    @dmr8914 Год назад +6

    It is mind blowing that a human brain, a human body, has the thoughts and skills to be able to manipulate and mould solid stone to make these stunning creations. Muscles, robes, skin, emotions, action... from solid stone. WOW!

  • @Peter_H_Art
    @Peter_H_Art Год назад +15

    Wonderful video, thank you. I'm studying Michelangelo now. The more I study his art, the more I realize I don't know. He was a true genius in craft and concept.

    • @aris1956
      @aris1956 9 месяцев назад +2

      As Socrates said……the more I know, the more I know that I don't know !

  • @janiekcarney5482
    @janiekcarney5482 Год назад +2

    I love the polish marble and the way fabric seems to flow.

  • @Rjjgt888
    @Rjjgt888 Год назад +3

    Waiting for the next part!

  • @bartman898
    @bartman898 Год назад +4

    This is the best video on Michelangelo I have seen. Thx

  • @mayherrera3097
    @mayherrera3097 Год назад +9

    Congratulations for the documentary it was magnificent!

  • @patoliterato
    @patoliterato Год назад +13

    Beautiful essay. I was lucky this year and could visit Rome for the first time. Oneself isn't the same after seeing Michelangelo, Raphael, or Caravaggio so closely

  • @caitlinrl630
    @caitlinrl630 8 месяцев назад +2

    I just used this for my homeschool. My eight and six year old thoroughly enjoyed and were able to follow this video. Thank you for helping us revel in this beautiful art!

  • @pablo_astorga
    @pablo_astorga Год назад +3

    Excellent synthesis of Michelangelo's work. Thank you.

  • @durhamgrigg3125
    @durhamgrigg3125 3 месяца назад +1

    Dear Manuel, I cannot thank you enough for your wonderful youtube about MichaelAngelo! You have such awesome knowledge and understanding, you have such an amazing and blessed talent for communicating that knowledge and thought so clearly and yet also so inspirationally! I am eager to watch Video 2 and to follow your future work! Once again, THANK YOU!

  • @chollypaderanga307
    @chollypaderanga307 11 месяцев назад +1

    So informative, Manuel

  • @yamil.343
    @yamil.343 4 месяца назад

    Your very eloquent sentences made me look at the sculptures in a different way. Thank you sir.

  • @williamf.buckleyjr3227
    @williamf.buckleyjr3227 Год назад +1

    Thank you so much.
    Very, very helpful!!

  • @docbrown9664
    @docbrown9664 Год назад +33

    Great video as usual! Supposedly another reason the proportions of the David are strange is because it was originally comissioned as 1 of 12 sculptures (from different artists) that were supposed the line the roof of the Duomo. While the head, neck, and torso look really large and long at ground level, the extreme viewing angle when looking at it on the roof from the ground (about 250 feet or something close to that) it would look fairly normal and properly proportioned. If true, it shows how remarkable his skills and grasp of perspective and foreshortening were. A true master.

  • @patricksaville8672
    @patricksaville8672 Год назад +2

    I stumbled on your channel from this video. I absolutely love Michelangelo. He’s my favorite historical figure. Can’t wait to watch more of your videos

  • @vontemarquise4218
    @vontemarquise4218 8 месяцев назад +10

    You’ve moved me to tears with your explanations. I’ve always known him to be one of my favorite artist in history, amazed by his work but could never fully explain to those around me why he was so amazing. You’ve perfectly assembled the verbiage needed to do so. Absolutely breathtaking knowledge you’ve bestowed on us. God bless you. ❤ God bless you.

    • @ManuelBravo
      @ManuelBravo  8 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you, I’m glad you enjoyed!

    • @vontemarquise4218
      @vontemarquise4218 7 месяцев назад

      @@ManuelBravo most definitely. I astonished to see someone cares as much about or EVEN More than I do. Great to know 🧡

  • @camilaestrada6107
    @camilaestrada6107 Год назад +6

    Este canal es increíble

  • @Qigate
    @Qigate Год назад +10

    Manuel, your videos are wonderful. I enjoy each and every one and I learn more than I expect to learn. The videography is superb; the transitions are perfect. I look forward now to all of them to come.

  • @danbev8542
    @danbev8542 Год назад +5

    Another wonderful video! I’ve always been enthralled with Michelangelo’s works. I saw the Pieta at the New York Worlds Fair in 1966 - what an experience!

  • @josephpiskac2781
    @josephpiskac2781 Год назад +6

    You are the Michelangelo of our time. We all love your work!

  • @talktochu
    @talktochu 11 месяцев назад +1

    I enjoyed this video very much. Thank you.

  • @hanggman
    @hanggman Год назад +7

    Que buena pronunciación de Ingles para alguien de lengua española.

  • @lukegregory2176
    @lukegregory2176 Год назад +5

    When I was in Florence, the guide said the head and hands were larger so they could be more easily seen from the ground, as the statue was originally meant to sit atop of the duamo

  • @lenantinori6048
    @lenantinori6048 Месяц назад +3

    Manuel, thank you for another great video.Your knowledge of the subject matter is recognized and appreciated.

  • @janiekcarney5482
    @janiekcarney5482 Год назад

    I enjoy just hearing your voice. It’s calm and soothing. Thank you.

  • @jean-philippemetras361
    @jean-philippemetras361 11 месяцев назад +1

    beautiful work

  • @doritaserra7079
    @doritaserra7079 Год назад +7

    Hola Manuel!!
    Qué precioso trabajo!!!
    Con detalles técnicos pero sencillamente explicados para quienes no somos especialistas en el tema. Mil gracias.
    Saludos desde Argentina

  • @nickbartman3250
    @nickbartman3250 Год назад +9

    Well researched, well presented with energy and passion. Thank you Manuel and much look forward to many hours of your great work into the future. Nick.

  • @harishwala5882
    @harishwala5882 Год назад +2

    Hello from India 🇮🇳, Congrats

  • @gcostagcosta
    @gcostagcosta Год назад +1

    Wow. Wonderful. You have so much passion, which translates in deep understanding. Thank you.

  • @yoshipham1941
    @yoshipham1941 11 месяцев назад +1

    Hello Manuel Bravo,
    Excellence work, and excellence explanation to all the details...

  • @36-777
    @36-777 3 месяца назад

    Italy has so much history. Every town and the main cities have so much to offer.

  • @emmerentiagroenewald3694
    @emmerentiagroenewald3694 9 месяцев назад +2

    I saw the Pieta before all the safety barriers were up... We were in Rome for a week,but my friends just let me be in front of the work!!I cried and cried at the perfect beauty of it .The hand of the Christ ,and the sorrowful face of His mother just kept me entranced....
    To this day,it is to me as if I am still standing there ........

  • @arthurostergard
    @arthurostergard Год назад +1

    Outstanding clarity out of so much complexity!! Bravo!!

  • @stargazeronesixseven
    @stargazeronesixseven Год назад +1

    OMG! This is such a Serendipity indeed! Such High Quality Presentation of Michelangelo & his Masterpieces! 🙏 Thank You So Much Manuel Bravo for the wondrous & educational tour! 🌷🌿🌍💜🕊

  • @marcalexanderraison2724
    @marcalexanderraison2724 11 месяцев назад +1

    Outstanding video. Thanks for this. 😊🇵🇭

  • @marktucker7388
    @marktucker7388 Год назад +1

    Manuel !! Had to watch this! Always in depth & great perspective - bravo! 🎵👊🙏

  • @debaschmidt
    @debaschmidt Год назад +6

    your explainers are awesome.. I always wait patiently for your next premiere to be surprised with the topics and places

  • @HansNYC
    @HansNYC Год назад +8

    Manuel, thank you...Michelangelo Video 1 is intelligent, beautiful and amazingly informative. I really appreciate your skills as a teacher... this one a Master Class! Well done...and I am looking forward to the second video on Michelangelo (architecture).

  • @tonics7121
    @tonics7121 10 месяцев назад +1

    So very excellent. I am so very glad to have any and all information available on this astounding creator.

  • @pedromonjardino3825
    @pedromonjardino3825 Год назад +4

    Me gustan tanto tus vídeos que los veo siempre dos vezes, una en inglés e una en español, que me ayuda a practicar una lengua que me gusta muchísimo! Muchas gracias por tus vídeos magníficos!

  • @eleanorbesly9868
    @eleanorbesly9868 Год назад +3

    Fascinating video. Really looking forward to Part 2!

  • @andrzejmaranda3699
    @andrzejmaranda3699 Год назад +1

    Manuel Bravo: SOOO INTERESTING video!

  • @Ammpa
    @Ammpa Год назад +3

    A REALLY excellent video. I love to learn, thank you for putting this together. Great job!

  • @miketackabery7521
    @miketackabery7521 Год назад

    Thank you Manuel. I always get something new from your work.

  • @DannyDelRayMusicVideos
    @DannyDelRayMusicVideos Год назад +1

    Excellent, Informative and Interesting content for people who think, have questions, and need answers. Thanks very well presented. I'll be back for the follow up videos.

  • @pichula.suizochileno
    @pichula.suizochileno Год назад +6

    Bravo!! Son geniales tus videos, gracias por tu aporte a la cultura! Saludos 🇨🇭 🇨🇱

  • @gerardod.duranjr.8455
    @gerardod.duranjr.8455 Год назад +1

    This is a well thought out presentation, demanding close study. Thank-you very much.

  • @obo7707
    @obo7707 Год назад

    Very informative and engaging. I get so much from these kinds of lectures. Thank you

  • @marietwinter-verster7480
    @marietwinter-verster7480 Год назад

    Thank you Manuel. You are a great speaker/videographer and your text is so well researched . Bravo!

  • @chollypaderanga307
    @chollypaderanga307 Год назад +1

    Thank you, Manuel of your thorough explanations about these great work of arts of this genius painter, sculpture, philosopher... Michelangelo

  • @aljovanbaarsen37
    @aljovanbaarsen37 Год назад +1

    Manuel this video like all your video’s is amazing in quality material and information. You are very complete but never too long.

  • @MichaGruby
    @MichaGruby Год назад +1

    Thank you! You are doing incredible job.

  • @josephpestello1663
    @josephpestello1663 Год назад +1

    Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

  • @JulieStiegemeyer
    @JulieStiegemeyer Год назад +2

    Amazing video! You gave me tremendous insight into Michaelangelo and his art.

  • @ritabiro5105
    @ritabiro5105 Месяц назад

    Thanks l enyojed your guiding about michelaangelos work.I happened to see long time ago this marveglious everlasting work in Italy.

  • @ireneseib5081
    @ireneseib5081 Год назад

    Thank you very much!! I have been to the Sistine Chapel 2-times - long wait, lots of people and unfriendly staff in the cathedral. With your video I could now belatedly enjoy the Sistine Chapel in peace. I look forward to more videos 🙂

  • @marilyncatling6866
    @marilyncatling6866 7 месяцев назад

    Extraordinarily informative and beautifully explained, my eternal thanks for your channel Manuel ❤️

  • @alexgeller9711
    @alexgeller9711 Год назад

    Phenomenal work on the show. Thank you very much for your hard work. Got bless you. Stay healthy.

  • @siwi666
    @siwi666 Год назад

    Maestro! Superb examination and explication of Michaelangelo. Grazie.

  • @Dancerfashionartista
    @Dancerfashionartista Год назад +1

    Thank You for a wonderful insightful video. Mil Gracias.

  • @lindabeaulieu6770
    @lindabeaulieu6770 Год назад

    Thank you. So informative. I can't wait for part 2.

  • @mrs6968
    @mrs6968 Год назад +2

    Your content is top notch please keep being you

  • @guidofoc7057
    @guidofoc7057 9 месяцев назад

    Thanks for this insightful introduction to the genius of Michelangelo. I am from Rome and I have seen his masterpieces multiple times. My favorite of them all is the Sistine chapel, every time i visit it, even with all the crowd of tourists, it is a magical experience. The sheer power of the images and figures he was able to conceive is still there. Yes, I would say that his masterpieces are not beautiful, they are powerful, unforgettable, unique. Another Italian artist that to me was able to bring power to his masterpieces is Caravaggio, another genius. I love them both.

  • @zpxypatricia7898
    @zpxypatricia7898 Год назад

    Beautiful video ,excelent explication , I love Michelangelo works,thanks for sharing.

  • @larryreilly7
    @larryreilly7 Год назад +1

    This is AWESOME! So glad I found it.

  • @teresahoff
    @teresahoff Год назад

    Wonderful wonderful exclamation I got to know him better than I ever did. Thank you. Good job.

  • @livinggreen7630
    @livinggreen7630 Год назад +1

    Lovely documentary

  • @SKF358
    @SKF358 Год назад +1

    Well done analysis and video. The Pieta is my favorite.

  • @reidcollins9387
    @reidcollins9387 Год назад +1

    Excellent presentation! Thank you Manual for your profound insight into the methods and techniques of the incomparable Renaissance sculpturist and painter Michelangelo Buonarroti. Deo gratias

  • @wlovett4
    @wlovett4 Год назад

    Your videos are so enjoyable and informative that I must thank you and give you kudos.

  • @robertwalker951
    @robertwalker951 Месяц назад

    Truly breathtaking. Work

  • @Myhappyplace65
    @Myhappyplace65 Год назад +1

    Manuel. You are awesome. You teach so much and I am grateful Sir. THANK YOU. Following you and sharing you all over the place :)

  • @FLYBOY123456789
    @FLYBOY123456789 4 месяца назад

    so well done...thanks

  • @jacquiburnley5885
    @jacquiburnley5885 Год назад +2

    amazing thank you. I was taken as a child from the UK to see these paintings and sculptures and have since spent the rest of my life in the world of art.. Well done for noticing the Hebrew translation. Actually,. "keren" means horn and ray(of light). depending on the context.

  • @Noonespecial237
    @Noonespecial237 Год назад +1

    Very very well done sir. BRAVO. SUBSCRIBED

  • @christopherbrenner3004
    @christopherbrenner3004 Год назад

    Excellent presentation, thank you so very much

  • @andynz7
    @andynz7 Год назад

    Bravo! This is such~ a good overview of some of Michaelangelo's most famous works.

  • @sidilicious11
    @sidilicious11 Год назад +3

    As a little kid taking weekend art classes at the Milwaukee Art Museum I stood in front of a lovely life size reproduction of the Pieta many, many times. It’s a true wonderful wonder.

  • @iggyzorro2406
    @iggyzorro2406 6 месяцев назад

    very enlightening and beautiful. thank you.

  • @idl9ave419
    @idl9ave419 Год назад +2

    Wonderful! I didn't expect to enjoy this video as much as the ones explicitly about architecture and building, but as per your usual standard it was beautifully photographed, well-explained, and full of new (to me) information. Looking forward to a Part 2 when you get to it, or whatever you decide to do next.

    • @soulja617
      @soulja617 9 месяцев назад

      Is part 2 out yet?!

  • @mathieud4770
    @mathieud4770 Год назад

    Awesome videos. I moved to Rome a few months ago and just discovered your channel, this is how lucky I am

  • @bobliljenquist9860
    @bobliljenquist9860 Год назад

    Fascinating, Manuel! And well presented. ¡Excelente!!!