Amuze Art Lecture #50: This is the third video in a series about the Sistine Chapel, which Michelangelo painted between 1508 and 1512. It discusses the scenes painted on the spandrels, lunettes, and pendentives.

Part 1 discusses the design of the 12,000 square feet ceiling: https://youtu.be/GG7cMYR-Y64

Part 2 discusses the nine main scenes from the Book of Genesis: https://youtu.be/LPgQPrDQ5W8

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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
2:16 Spandrels
4:14 Lunettes
7:12 Pendentives
7:56 David and Goliath
8:28 Judith and Holofernes
9:35 Crucifixion of Haman
10:30 The Brazen Serpent
11:25 Conclusion

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Music: Bittersweet Waltz by Sir Cubworth
Image credits: Design of the Sistine Ceiling (CC BY-SA 3.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sistine_Chapel_ceiling_diagram_overlay_composite.png)