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The Sistine Chapel has maintained its function to the present day and continues to host the important services of the Papal Calendar, unless the Pope is travelling. There is a permanent choir, the Sistine Chapel Choir, for whom much original music has been written, the most famous piece being Gregorio Allegri's Miserere. [11]
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Louisville (/ ˈ l uː ɪ s v ɪ l / LOO-iss-vil) [2] is a village in and the county seat of Clay County, Illinois, United States, [3] along the Little Wabash River. The population was 1,136 at the 2020 census .
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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.
The Sistine Chapel is home to many pieces of art including statues, tapestries, and paintings by Michelangelo Buonarroti. One of the most famous attractions is the ceiling painting of Creation of Adam , along with the rest of the ceiling done by Michelangelo between the years of 1508 and 1512, [ 9 ] as well as The Last Judgment behind the altar ...
The first is a Scheme for the Decoration of the Vault of the Sistine Chapel: Studies of Arms and Hands. [28] The right side of the page was sketched in 1508 with black chalk, and is a study of Adam's limp hand, before it is ignited with the gift of life from God , in the Creation of Adam scene.
Louisville Township is one of twelve townships in Clay County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,668 and it contained 734 housing units. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,668 and it contained 734 housing units.