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The Last Judgement by Michelangelo adorns the wall of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City. This is a colossal fresco piece that is as grandiose as it is inspiring, featuring the second coming of Jesus Christ and the final judgement of all of humanity…

The Last Judgement by Michelangelo adorns the wall of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City. This is a colossal fresco piece that is as grandiose as it is inspiring, featuring the second coming of Jesus Christ and the final judgement of all of humanity, featuring hundreds of characters such as saints and heroes ascending to heaven and souls being ferried by Charon the boatsman and Minos judging them as they entered the Underworld. 

This is just the central character of the fresco, illustrated by me for a postcard. 

tags: illustration, vatican, sistinechapel, lastjudgement, jesus, michelangelo
Tuesday 02.24.15
Posted by Karthik Nagarajan
 
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After being completely blown away by the awesomeness of the Sistine Chapel, I decided I had to give one last tribute to the Renaissance master, Michelangelo. 

And so, here they are, captured in postcard form, in my own style/ interpretation. The first is one of his most famous sculptures, of David just before he goes off to battle Goliath, located in Florence. The second, also in Florence, is a statue of Michelangelo outside the Uffizi Gallery. The third is a statue of Michelangelo above the entrance to the Vatican Museum, seated alongside Raphael, another great Renaissance Master. 

tags: illustration, michelangelo, vatican, renaissance
Wednesday 01.28.15
Posted by Karthik Nagarajan
 
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Postcards inspired by The Sistine Chapel and St.Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican. My wife and I spent hours admiring the imagination, beauty and intricacy of Michelangelo’s brilliant work. 

These are merely pale imitations of Michelangelo’s masterpieces as seen by my eyes and put down by my hand, just like the moonlight is a pale reflection of the brilliant light of the Sun. 

And so here they are, captured in postcard form in my style/interpretation:

- The Pieta, the famous sculpture of Mary with Jesus, from St Peters Basilica

- A view of the St Peters Square in the Vatican

- Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden with the Snake and the Apple, from the Sistine Chapel

- The birth of Adam, from the Sistine Chapel

- The separation of Land and Sea, from the Sistine Chapel

- The creation of the Sun and the Moon, from the Sistine Chapel

- The separation of Light from Darkness, from the Sistine Chapel

tags: illustration, vatican, sistinechapel, michelangelo
Tuesday 01.20.15
Posted by Karthik Nagarajan
 

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