1 Photo, 1 Minute: By Joshua Fielding

 In this photograph lies a picture of the Sistine Chapel. A beautiful and exquisite example of Renaissance artistry and a significant staple of that period’s history and prominence. Its history is one of just as much significance and drama as it is beautiful. Its creator Michelangelo was an artist in every extravagant sense of the word. A man so dedicated to his craft, he considered eating that of a reluctant necessity as well as wearing his work clothes and boots to sleep so he could waste no time getting ready. Among his various mannerisms, which coincidentally is also the name of an artistic movement he inspired (Mannerism), was his unwavering pursuit of perfection in his works which often contributed to many social interactions going sour. Michelangelo was a short-tempered, irritable perfectionist that resented any external control over his works. When he was commissioned for the ceiling, he argued until he was allowed, in his own words, “to do as I liked”.