The Sistine Chapel Ceiling

In your book about 16th century Rome which I guess we should mention is called the culture of the high Renaissance you say something about the Sistine Chapel that really struck me. You say that it makes the layered neo-Platonic view of the world something that anyone can begin to grasp. There's a great clarity of composition with both of them and they present layering in a way that doesn't look chaotic or scary. It rather looks inviting and it makes you feel that you're not just a cog in a great machine but you're really part of something beautiful and wonderful and creative.