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Michelangelo commissioned to paint the Sistine Chapel ceiling
In 1508 Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo to paint the Sistine Chapel ceiling frescoes, drawing the sculptor into large-scale fresco work and …
Timeline
- 1508Sistine Chapel · VaticanJulius II halted the ceiling decoration scheme previously undertaken by other artists and instead charged Michelangelo with the entire ceiling fresco project; the latter returned from Florence to Rome to begin work.
Sources
- Sistine Chapel ceiling https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sistine-Chapel-ceiling