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11-01-2007, 10:23 AM | # 1 Quick Link (permalink) | |||||||||||||
| This Day In History: Ceiling of Sistine Chapel Completed  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. Where in the chapel did he paint it? More... | |||||||||||||
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11-01-2007, 06:03 PM | # 2 Quick Link (permalink) | |||||||||||||
| Re: This Day In History: Ceiling of Sistine Chapel Completed The Last Judgment is a painting by Michelangelo located in the Sistine Chapel (Vatican City), above the altar. It took six years to complete (Michelangelo began working on it three decades after finishing the ceiling of the Chapel). | |||||||||||||
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