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Re: Sistine Chapel

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Post by tjr »

jacquesm wrote: post #26
bane wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And without the guards yelling "NO PHOTO!!!" every 10-20 seconds at people who dare to try to get a photo of the chapel that's not nearly as nice as this. Copyright is maddening sometimes. [1] 1 - http://mentalfloss.com/article/54641/reason-why-no-photograp...

That's two reasons, not just copyright, and the millions of flashbulbs discharging there over the course of a short timespan would for sure have an effect on the lifespan of the work. So that's a good thing for a bad reason and I totally sympathize with the position of the stewards of this amazing work. I have a super nice story about this but I'm actually somewhat hesitant to tell it in detail in public, but I once…

I wish more places would specify "no flash photography" when that's really what they mean. I suppose some people don't know how to turn it off, but for those who do (or for those who don't bring a flash in the first place), it would be nice.

Re: Sistine Chapel

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Post by lucb1e »

nitrogen wrote: post #7

Meta comment about the panorama interface: The click+drag view control feels inverted to me. I'm curious whether I'm in the minority, though. For FPS games on PC I use normal mouse, but for console FPS games I use inverted joystick.

Feels normal to me, though I'd expect the movement to stop when I stop moving my mouse (instead it continues till I release the mouse button), but I got used to it quickly enough...

Re: Sistine Chapel

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Post by JonnieCache »

I saw a thing on TV once where some religious historian lady was pointing out how the robe enclosing god as he reaches out to adam resembles the human brain in cross section. She speculated that Michelangelo may have been leaving a clue as to what he really thought of his employers, based on his attendance at banned human dissections around that time.

(It was a serious programme about art history BTW, not some conspiracy nonsense. Wish I could remember the name.)

Re: Sistine Chapel

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Post by tormeh »

j2kun wrote: post #23

Having never visited, I did not realize until how high the density of nudity per square meter was.

There are uncovered breasts! Penises! Can't find any vulvas unfortunately. It's funny to think that they would have to censor this on American television because of the religious right.

Another way to think of it: Miley Cyrus is actually more covered than many of the characters in the Sistine Chapel.

Re: Sistine Chapel

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Post by jowiar »

sheltgor wrote: post #2

Having never had the opportunity to actually see this in person, yet seeing god knows how many prints, its fascinating to see the whole room in perspective and just how monumental of an artistic achievement this was. Lots of components I'd never seen that had me starting for minutes. Only thing I wish was that there was a way to zoom.

The whole building is like that - the walls and ceilings of the Vatican museum are one of the finest art collections on the planet, let alone the things that are hanging on the walls.

It's worth an experience - the potential of something like the Oculus to mass-produce the experience of being there is fantastic.

Re: Sistine Chapel

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Post by jacquesm »

JonnieCache wrote: post #33

I saw a thing on TV once where some religious historian lady was pointing out how the robe enclosing god as he reaches out to adam resembles the human brain in cross section. She speculated that Michelangelo may have been leaving a clue as to what he really thought of his employers, based on his attendance at banned human dissections around that time. (It was a serious programme about art history BTW, not some conspi…

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/2010/05/27/mi...

Re: Sistine Chapel

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Post by audiodude »

Just remember: whatever piece of code you're working on right now; whatever tiny feature on a tiny website you're trying to implement; that is your Sistine Chapel.

Re: Sistine Chapel

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Post by JonnieCache »

jacquesm wrote: post #36
JonnieCache wrote: post #33

I saw a thing on TV once where some religious historian lady was pointing out how the robe enclosing god as he reaches out to adam resembles the human brain in cross section. She speculated that Michelangelo may have been leaving a clue as to what he really thought of his employers, based on his attendance at banned human dissections around that time. (It was a serious programme about art history BTW, not some conspi…

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/2010/05/27/mi...

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