<p>In this illustrated video podcast Michelangelo scholar Bill Wallace, Washington University in St. Louis, discusses fascinating and often surprising aspects of how Michelangelo created his masterpieces and the materials he used. Being an internationally recognized authority on Michelangelo, Bill Wallace is able to break down the many stereotypes that exist and provide us with a deep sense of Michelangelo&#39;s world and art. Find out about Michelangelo&#39;s inexplicable, genius ability to master different techniques and the methods he used to create his drawings, frescoes, sculptures, including his non finito or unfinished works, architectural designs and buildings plus the wide variety of challenges he faced and overcame.</p><p>Host: author and filmmaker Howard Burton.</p><p><br>CHAPTERS:</p><p>0:00 Introduction</p><p>1:28 From the Louvre to visits to Italy, Wallace&#39;s journey to become a Michelangelo expert</p><p>4:16 Breaking down stereotypes about Michelangelo</p><p>7:25 The difficulties of carving marble to explain Michelangelo&#39;s unfinished, non finito works </p><p>8:58 Unfinished, non finito art by Michelangelo and stereotypes created by scholarly literature</p><p>12:34 Visiting Michelangelo&#39;s quarry in Carrara and the story of his work in the quarries</p><p>19:23 Drawings made in companionship, his creative process and attribution</p><p>27:38 Frescoes: from spending a minor time in Ghirlandaio&#39;s to painting the Sistine ceiling</p><p>33:40 The aspiration to lift the labouring process of making sculptures into sublime art </p><p>40:21 God&#39;s Architect: Michelangelo and the complexity of building Saint Peter&#39;s Basilica</p><p>52:44 The function and misunderstandings about architectural models in the Renaissance</p><p>1:01:18 Michelangelo&#39;s difficulties and courage in dealing with design errors as a professional builder</p><p><br></p><p>* For essays about art by Howard Burton, visit our Exploring Art History blog: https://ideasroadshow.substack.com/</p><p>* Website: https://ideasroadshow.com/</p><p><br></p><p>The music in this video is licensed from Art List.</p><p><br></p>