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1512 - Sistine Chapel Ceiling Opens to Public.
The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome, one of Italian artist Michelangelo's finest works, is exhibited to the public for the first time.
Michelangelo Buonarroti, the greatest of the Italian Renaissance artists, was born in the small village of Caprese in 1475. The son of a government administrator, he grew up in Florence, a center of the early Renaissance movement, and became an artist's apprentice at age 13. Demonstrating obvious talent, he was taken under the wing of Lorenzo de' Medici, the ruler of the Florentine republic and a great patron of the arts. After demonstrating his mastery of sculpture in such works as the Pieta (1498) and David(1504), he was called to Rome in 1508 to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel—the chief consecrated space in the Vatican.
Michelangelo's epic ceiling frescoes, which took several years to complete, are among his most memorable works. Central in a complex system of decoration featuring numerous figures are nine panels devoted to biblical world history. The most famous of these is The Creation of Adam, a painting in which the arms of God and Adam are stretching toward each other. In 1512, Michelangelo completed the work.
After 15 years as an architect in Florence, Michelangelo returned to Rome in 1534, where he would work and live for the rest of his life. That year saw his painting of the The Last Judgment on the wall above the altar in the Sistine Chapel for Pope Paul III. The massive painting depicts Christ's damnation of sinners and blessing of the virtuous and is regarded as a masterpiece of early Mannerism.
Michelangelo worked until his death in 1564 at the age of 88. In addition to his major artistic works, he produced numerous other sculptures, frescoes, architectural designs, and drawings, many of which are unfinished and some of which are lost. In his lifetime, he was celebrated as Europe's greatest living artist, and today he is held up as one of the greatest artists of all time, as exalted in the visual arts as William Shakespeare is in literature or Ludwig van Beethoven is in music. (www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sistine-chapel-ceiling-opens-to-public)
1825 - George Mueller was Saved.
George Mueller was the famous founder of an orphanage and by faith he fed 1,700 orphans, without any denominational support, and without underwriting - just by faith in God. Somebody has said that George Mueller prayed down over seven million dollars for support of orphans.
1835 - Texas Proclaimed Its Independence from Mexico.
Maybe you know some preachers in Texas whose name should be called in prayer. Maybe you know some evangelists in Texas for whom you ought to pray today. Let us remember to pray for them.
1893 - Dwight Moody Had Just Completed His World's Fair Revival.
After completing his World's Fair revival in New York City, Moody went alone in his room. After six months of revival he repeated the words of Simeon in Luke 2:29 and 30 which say, "Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word: For mine eyes have seen Thy salvation."
1961 - The Death of Mordecai Ham.
November 1, 1961 was the date of the death of the famous Mordecai Ham, an evangelist. Billy Graham was saved under his ministry. Mordecai Ham was one of the old-fashioned preachers. He once said, "God could die and it would take most preachers and most churches over a year to find out about it." He preached for sixty-one years.
The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome, one of Italian artist Michelangelo's finest works, is exhibited to the public for the first time.
Michelangelo Buonarroti, the greatest of the Italian Renaissance artists, was born in the small village of Caprese in 1475. The son of a government administrator, he grew up in Florence, a center of the early Renaissance movement, and became an artist's apprentice at age 13. Demonstrating obvious talent, he was taken under the wing of Lorenzo de' Medici, the ruler of the Florentine republic and a great patron of the arts. After demonstrating his mastery of sculpture in such works as the Pieta (1498) and David(1504), he was called to Rome in 1508 to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel—the chief consecrated space in the Vatican.
Michelangelo's epic ceiling frescoes, which took several years to complete, are among his most memorable works. Central in a complex system of decoration featuring numerous figures are nine panels devoted to biblical world history. The most famous of these is The Creation of Adam, a painting in which the arms of God and Adam are stretching toward each other. In 1512, Michelangelo completed the work.
After 15 years as an architect in Florence, Michelangelo returned to Rome in 1534, where he would work and live for the rest of his life. That year saw his painting of the The Last Judgment on the wall above the altar in the Sistine Chapel for Pope Paul III. The massive painting depicts Christ's damnation of sinners and blessing of the virtuous and is regarded as a masterpiece of early Mannerism.
Michelangelo worked until his death in 1564 at the age of 88. In addition to his major artistic works, he produced numerous other sculptures, frescoes, architectural designs, and drawings, many of which are unfinished and some of which are lost. In his lifetime, he was celebrated as Europe's greatest living artist, and today he is held up as one of the greatest artists of all time, as exalted in the visual arts as William Shakespeare is in literature or Ludwig van Beethoven is in music. (www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sistine-chapel-ceiling-opens-to-public)
1825 - George Mueller was Saved.
George Mueller was the famous founder of an orphanage and by faith he fed 1,700 orphans, without any denominational support, and without underwriting - just by faith in God. Somebody has said that George Mueller prayed down over seven million dollars for support of orphans.
1835 - Texas Proclaimed Its Independence from Mexico.
Maybe you know some preachers in Texas whose name should be called in prayer. Maybe you know some evangelists in Texas for whom you ought to pray today. Let us remember to pray for them.
1893 - Dwight Moody Had Just Completed His World's Fair Revival.
After completing his World's Fair revival in New York City, Moody went alone in his room. After six months of revival he repeated the words of Simeon in Luke 2:29 and 30 which say, "Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word: For mine eyes have seen Thy salvation."
1961 - The Death of Mordecai Ham.
November 1, 1961 was the date of the death of the famous Mordecai Ham, an evangelist. Billy Graham was saved under his ministry. Mordecai Ham was one of the old-fashioned preachers. He once said, "God could die and it would take most preachers and most churches over a year to find out about it." He preached for sixty-one years.