Product Details

• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: View Video
• VHS Release Date: July 30, 1996
• Run Time: 35 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 1.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6304190565
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #389,633 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Columbus International Film Festival- Chris Award

Chris Award- given by "The Columbus International Film Festival"

Product Description

WINNER OF...
-The Columbus International Film Festival- Chris Award
-The Dove Foundation Family Approved Seal

The Sistine Chapel, with Michelangelo's magnificently painted, domed ceiling, is perhaps the greatest, single masterpiece of the Renaissance era. In its trandscendent beauty, the ceilings merge art with philosophy, religious and the spirit of brilliance embodied by Michelangelo Buonarroti.

Painted by Michelangelo single handedly over four grueling years, the Sistine Chapel represents the deepest expression of this creator's personal vision. In 9 panels that span the vast dome, Michelangelo depicts the cataclysmic events of the bible's book of Genesis- from the Creation, to the Drunkenness of Noah- culminating in his prediction of the apocalypse and the coming of Christ.

Join us for a journey to Vatican City and explore the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in detail. Witness the mysterious work of art unfold its meaning as we study its profound beauty and the legend it contains. V.I.E.W. Video is proud to take you to the height of Renaissance "Art and Splendor: Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel."

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Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars BEWARE OF THIS VIDEO!, February 10, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Art & Splendor: Michelangelo & Sistine Chapel [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This was SUCH a disappointment for several reasons. First and most important, most of the tape was shot of the ceiling before its restoration--and that is its MAJOR shortcoming. In my opinion, it should either be taken off the market or be advertised as a video done before the cleaning. Second, the quality of the tape is quite poor. And, finally, the accompanying text is poorly written, especially when it gets into subjects like the soul. In all, a major disappointment--but one that leaves the market open to a really outstanding video, should anyone care to make it.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Poor Michelangelo, April 19, 2001

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G Johnstone (Scotland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Art & Splendor: Michelangelo & Sistine Chapel [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This video is so badly filmed, like an amateur home-video, and of such poor quality that we have decided not to add it to our collection. The date of 1996 would suggest that it will discuss the recently cleaned Sistine Ceiling - the reason for us buying it - but it was obviously made before the Chapel frescoes were restored. Very disappointing!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't Purchase, April 29, 2001

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P. Carey (Richmond, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Art & Splendor: Michelangelo & Sistine Chapel [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Don't purchase this video, it is poorly made and the visuals are not clear.

Where is the restored ceiling?