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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 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.
Sistine Chapel ceiling : Object type: ... "Michelangelo and The Sistine Chapel", Andrew Graham-Dixon, 2009 ... Vertical resolution: 297 dpi: Exif version: 2.21:
Caprese Michelangelo : Rome : Work period: from 1487 until 1564 ... Gallery of the Sistine Chapel ceiling; Global file usage. The following other wikis use this file:
The official position taken by the Wikimedia Foundation is that "faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain".This photographic reproduction is therefore also considered to be in the public domain in the United States.
"Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition" is on view through Dec. 4 in a new downtown Oklahoma City venue.
The traveling exhibit "Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel" will open March 11 and run for six weeks at the gallery in West Palm Beach
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.