Tag Archives: Vasari

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Michael M.

I see how the virtual reality can be used to help students learn about art and architecture.  Michelangelo’s defining image of the human body and his creative use of light, form, and color,it has a big influence on Renaissance art and would be … Continue reading →

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Discussion Topic: Virtual Michelangelo

Posted on April 1, 2012 by Sandra Cheng

Michelangelo painted the Sistine Ceiling in four years, 1508-1512.  Read below an excerpt of Michelangelo’s biography by Giorgio Vasari (1511-1574), the first art historian.  Visit the Sistine Chapel with the modern art historians of SmartHistory.org in Second Life, a virtual environment.  … Continue reading →

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