The monumental work by Renaissance master Michelangelo has
enjoyed fame for over 500 years. Now it can be admired close up and personal in Montreal.
“Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition” (installation view at Palais des congrès de Montréal), 2015. Courtesy Icon Vision Media.
TICKETS
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July 10 – October 12, 2015
Palais des congrès
1001 Place Jean-Paul-Riopelle
EXHIBITION INFORMATION- World premiere
- All 33 ceiling frescos by Michelangelo + The Last Judgement
- Each in their original size, on average 6 x 3 metres (c. 20’ x 10’)
- Supported by specially-designed scaffolding
- Displayed in over 1,600 square meters of exhibit space
- Life-size exhibit: The majestic ceiling frescoes, Italian High Renaissance masterpieces, are reproduced on a life-size scale.
- Michelangelo Buonarroti created them in the early 16th century, applying paint to damp plaster. Contrary to popular opinion, he painted standing up.
- The fresco reproductions have been created through images taken right after restorations 20 years ago and are fully licensed by world-renowned photographer Erich Lessing.
“This is the Sistine Chapel in Cinema Scope –
hopefully no one will be disappointed when they see the originals in Rome.”
Professor Astrid Blasberg, University of Frankfurt,
Department of Art History, and Premier Art Historian
