{"id":504790,"date":"2026-07-01T16:51:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T16:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/504790\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T16:51:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T16:51:19","slug":"see-michelangelos-sistine-chapel-frescoes-up-close-at-te-pae-christchurch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/504790\/","title":{"rendered":"See Michelangelo\u2019s Sistine Chapel frescoes up close at Te Pae Christchurch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"NQVPqQgxO\" style=\"display:none\">Rather than craning their necks to look up, visitors will experience Michelangelo\u2019s genius from an entirely new perspective.<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"The UK premiere of Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel: A Different View exhibition in Winchester.\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>The UK premiere of Michelangelo&#8217;s Sistine Chapel: A Different View exhibition in Winchester.<\/p>\n<p class=\"NQVPqQgxO\" style=\"display:none\">Attendees will be able to get above and up close to the paintings, looking down on The Genesis, which is enshrined on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, rather than up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"NQVPqQgxO\" style=\"display:none\">The exhibition features 50 reproductions, including an almost original-sized 4.9m by 22m reproduction of The Genesis and a 5.4m by 5.4m version of The Last Judgment, positioned just 1 to 2m from viewers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"NQVPqQgxO\" style=\"display:none\">Visitors can also view reproductions of 14 additional frescoes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"NQVPqQgxO\" style=\"display:none\">Scenes from the lives of Jesus and Moses, painted by Sandro Botticelli, Pietro Perugino, Domenico Ghirlandaio and Cosimo Rosselli, provide historical context and offer a deeper insight into the era.<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"The exhibition features 50 reproductions, including an almost original-sized 4.9m by 22m reproduction of The Genesis and a 5.4m by 5.4m version of The Last Judgment, positioned just 1 to 2m from viewers.\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>The exhibition features 50 reproductions, including an almost original-sized 4.9m by 22m reproduction of The Genesis and a 5.4m by 5.4m version of The Last Judgment, positioned just 1 to 2m from viewers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"NQVPqQgxO\" style=\"display:none\">Promoters Stewart and Tricia Macpherson, of The Stetson Group, said they were honoured to bring such a significant exhibition to Christchurch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"NQVPqQgxO\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cWhilst some people have had the opportunity to visit the Sistine Chapel on a trip through Rome, none will have been able to see the detail of Michelangelo\u2019s brilliant work 22m above their heads,\u201d Stewart said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"NQVPqQgxO\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cIn \u2018Michelangelo A Different View\u2019, you\u2019re seeing such detail just a couple of metres away, and as distinct from being hurried along at the Vatican, you can take your time to view this fabulous art.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"NQVPqQgxO\" style=\"display:none\">VIP guided tours will be led by Dr Christopher Longhurst, a theologian and aesthete who served for 21 years as an operator at the Sistine Chapel, St Peter\u2019s Basilica and the Vatican Museums\u2019 Papal Art Galleries.<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"VIP guided tours will be led by Dr Christopher Longhurst, a theologian and aesthete who served for 21 years as an operator at the Sistine Chapel, St Peter\u2019s Basilica and the Vatican Museums\u2019 Papal Art Galleries.\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>VIP guided tours will be led by Dr Christopher Longhurst, a theologian and aesthete who served for 21 years as an operator at the Sistine Chapel, St Peter\u2019s Basilica and the Vatican Museums\u2019 Papal Art Galleries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"NQVPqQgxO\" style=\"display:none\">Longhurst will take attendees behind the scenes to unravel some of the major historical and artistic moments surrounding the frescoes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"NQVPqQgxO\" style=\"display:none\">He said the exhibition offers an up-close and personal view of one of art history\u2019s most extraordinary, complex and timeless visual masterpieces.<\/p>\n<p class=\"NQVPqQgxO\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cBorn out of an idea from The Stetson Group to give New Zealanders a different view of Michelangelo\u2019s ceiling and altar wall, this exhibition offers unique significance for Aotearoa,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"NQVPqQgxO\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cThe 16th century Florentine\u2019s frescoes absorb within themselves not only the great heritage of the classical world and cutting-edge science, in which our civilisation here in New Zealand has its roots, but also local indigenous knowledge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"NQVPqQgxO\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cThe images speak to us as they touch the points of intersection between art and science, faith and reason, antiquity and modernity, M\u0101ori mythology and the Bible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"NQVPqQgxO\" style=\"display:none\">Ross Steele, general manager at Te Pae Christchurch, said the venue was \u201cproud\u201d to host the exhibition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"NQVPqQgxO\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cWe\u2019re proud to welcome this extraordinary Michelangelo exhibition to Te Pae Christchurch this summer, offering visitors a rare opportunity to experience one of history\u2019s greatest artistic legacies in an immersive and contemporary way,\u201d Steele said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"NQVPqQgxO\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cHosting globally significant cultural experiences like this reinforces Christchurch\u2019s position as a vibrant, world-class destination for arts, culture and events.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rather than craning their necks to look up, visitors will experience Michelangelo\u2019s genius from an 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