sistine chapel painting history

Thinking about all the history that's taken place, the fact that spectators stood watching gladiators in the same places I stood, that the actual Caesar and other men and women of legends had been in the same place, was overwhelming and... Fun fact: Pope Sixtius IV who commissioned the Sistine Chapel wound up with his face on the devilish character Minos, complete with donkey ears, who is painted directly above the door of the chapel, where all the cardinals and...


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Sistine Chapel


Sistine Chapel paintings


Sistine Chapel Paintings


History of the Sistine Chapel


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The Sistine Chapel ceiling – Click for larger view. The Sistine Chapel ceiling, painted by Michelangelo between 1508 and 1512, at the commission of Pope Julius II, is a cornerstone work of High Renaissance art. The ceiling is...
The Sistine Chapel Ceiling | DESKARATI – AN ECLECTIC MIX OF ...

It reminds me of seeing this sketch Michelangelo made of himself painting the Sistine Chapel ceiling when I was studying art history in school. Progress down the hall. I began by working my way down the hall on Saturday.
sistine chapel painting history