http://www.memorabletv.com/global/giveaways/the-michelangelo-code-secrets-of-the-sistine-chapel-dvd-giveaway/THE MICHELANGELO CODE: SECRETS OF THE SISTINE CHAPEL DVD GIVEAWAYMichelangelo Code Secrets of the Sistine Chapel ABC DVD | Region: 4 | Release Date: 5th May, 2011
Art historian Waldemar Januszczak casts his knowledgeable eye over the most famous painting in the world in The Michelangelo Code: Secrets Of The Sistine Chapel, and to celebrate its release on DVD we have four copies to give away!
Painted on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo’s vision has always been thought to have many hidden meanings and Januszczak has devoted many years to deciphering them. This fascinating two-parter explores some of these theories as well as looking at how the ceiling came to be painted in the first place.
We are coming up to the 500th anniversary of Michelangelo’s beginning of the painting of the ceiling and its power to amaze and intrigue will for sure continue for another 500.
Our competition runs until May 30, 2011. To be in with a chance to win one of four dvd’s of The Michelangelo Code: Secrets Of The Sistine Chapel all you have to do is
tell us what year did the painting of ceiling officially begin? Also don’t forget about our rather splendid daily newsletter. If you haven’t signed up for this yet then what are you waiting for, a daily hit of all the latest stories, comps, reviews, features and news happening in the world of Memorable TV.
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Answer: 1508... During the same period, Michelangelo took the commission to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, which took approximately four years to complete (1508–1512).
Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel; the work took approximately four years to complete (1508–1512)