jackrabbit30 (jackrabbit30) wrote, @ 2009-11-01 05:58:00

Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel Completed (1512)
In 1508, Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. The work was completed in 1512 and features over 300 biblical figures and nine episodes from the Book of Genesis. Below these scenes are the statuesque figures of prophets and sibyls, with episodes from the Old Testament in the spandrels. The last great work Michelangelo executed in the chapel was The Last Judgment.

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