Help Michelangelo

Introduction

Michelangelo Buonarrotie (1475-1564) is a famous sculptor and painter who lived a very long time ago. He has created many famous works of art but one of his most famous works is his paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. He started painting on July 1508 and didn’t finish until four years later on October 1512. Although he did all the sketches or cartoons himself. He did have help mixing paint. additionally sometimes very skilled artists even got to paint some of his drawings for him!

Artists are you ready to travel back in time and see if you can help out Michelangelo?

 

Welcome to the year 1508!

Click the link to hear Michelangelo speak.

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Teacher check point!

 Come see me to get your color mixing chart.

Task #1

Write the name of each color in the lines below the boxes and fill the box in with that color. The first two boxes should be the colors that combined make the third box.

______________+____________= Green

______________+____________= Brown

______________+____________= Purple

 ______________+____________= Pink

______________+____________= Orange

Click the link to hear Michelangelo!

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Teacher check point.

Come see me to get Michelangelo’s drawings.

Task #2
Each team member may choose which drawing they want to paint.
Items you will need to complete this step.
• Michelangelo’s drawings
• Your mixed paint and primary color paint
• Brushes and water
 
Task #3


After all the paintings have been painted assemble them into a design that might be seen on the ceiling of the Sistine chapel.

Items you will need for this step:
• Glue
• Mat board
• Scissors

Click the link to hear Michelangelo speak one last time.
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Grading rubric
All students will be graded based on,
Quality of the colors they have mixed.
• Do they resemble the color they were asked to mix.
• Are the colors consistent

Following Michangelo’s drawings
• Did the student stay within the lines
• Is the painting neat
• Did the student put forth effort in the painting

Presentation of paintings
• Clean of excess glue
• Thoughtfully assembled
• Work as a team to decide the overall design