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The Sistine Chapel ceiling (Italian: Soffitto della Cappella Sistina), painted in fresco by Michelangelo between 1508 and 1512, is a cornerstone work of High Renaissance art. The Sistine Chapel is the large papal chapel built within the Vatican between 1477 and 1480 by Pope Sixtus IV , for whom the chapel is named.
The Sistine Chapel ceiling, painted by Michelangelo between 1508 and 1512, is one of the most renowned artworks of the High Renaissance. Central to the ceiling decoration are nine scenes from the Book of Genesis of which The Creation of Adam is the best known, the hands of God and Adam being reproduced in countless imitations. The complex ...
The Vatican Library and the Sistine Chapel were built in the 15th century. [7] Pope Nicholas V began in 1447 the construction of the Apostolic Palace, founded the Vatican Library and commissioned the architect Bernardo Rossellino the design of the new St. Peter's Basilica and the painter Fra Angelico the decoration of the Niccoline Chapel. [2] [8]
The Sistine Chapel's ceiling restoration began on 7 November 1984. When the restoration was completed, the chapel was re-opened to the public on 8 April 1994. The part of the restoration in the Sistine Chapel that has caused the most concern is the ceiling, painted by Michelangelo.
Renaissance figure Michelangelo may have depicted a woman suffering from breast cancer in a famous fresco of a biblical flood on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, according to researchers.
Sistine Chapel, diagram of the scheme of Michelangelo's frescoes. Vectorised and redrawn to scale/size of bitmap photograph. Date: 31 August 2013, 11:36 (UTC) Source: This file was derived from: Sistine Chapel ceiling diagramA1.PNG: CAPPELLA SISTINA.jpg: Author: Sistine Chapel ceiling diagramA1.PNG: TTaylor; CAPPELLA SISTINA.jpg: Michelangelo ...
"Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition" is on view through Dec. 4 in a new downtown Oklahoma City venue.
Perhaps the best known of the palace chapels is the Sistine Chapel named in honor of Sixtus IV (Francesco della Rovere). It is famous for its decoration that was frescoed throughout by Renaissance artists including Michelangelo , Sandro Botticelli , Pietro Perugino , Pinturicchio , Domenico Ghirlandaio , and others.