The world premiere of a special photographic exhibition of the almost superhuman works of Renaissance painter, sculptor, and architect Michelangelo is in full swing at the Palais des congrès in Montreal.
Opened July 10 and running until Oct. 12, “Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition” features life-size photographic reproductions of the iconic artist’s paintings from the Vatican chapel.
Raised in Florence, Michelangelo (1476 to 1564) is famous not only for his work as a sculptor—including his iconic “David,” the beautiful Pietà at St. Peter’s Basilica—but perhaps even more so for the fresco paintings done for what was once the private chapel of the popes of Rome and now one of the principal galleries at the Vatican.
Thanks to the amazing collaboration of Martin Biallas, CEO of Special Entertainment Events Inc., a Hollywood-based company which partnered with Los Angeles-based Giobeau Productions and Montreal’s Icon Vision Media Group, this exhibit can now be shown in North America.
What’s more, it can be viewed “up close and personal”—something not possible at the Vatican gallery.
“Visitors can view the magnificent art at a distance impossible to achieve in the actual Sistine Chapel in Rome,” Biallas said in a press release.
“Our special photographic reproduction technique captures the look, size, and feel of the original frescoes through the use of licensed original photos.”
