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Nine things you might not know about the Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo was just five years old in 1480 when Pope Sixtus IV commissioned the building of the Sistine Chapel. The chapel was part of a glorification of the Vatican carried out by Sixtus.
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Michelangelo’s Drawings for the Sistine Chapel Visit the U.S. for the First Time
Dozens of drawings Michelangelo made while planning the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel will go on view at the Muscarelle ...
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Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel
Attractions encompass the Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Basilica and the Vatican Museums, making this city-state so immense (and notoriously crowded) that guided Vatican tours are highly recommended.
‘Conclave' Transformed the Pomp of the Vatican Into an Escher-Like Gossip Factory
For one thing, Davies wanted to tweak the layout of the chapel (and the painted flattage she was able to swipe from that ...
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A Choral Bridge: Serbian Orthodox Sing With Sistine Chapel Choir in Rome
The sacred performance signals a deepening of Catholic-Orthodox dialogue and a potential step toward a papal visit to Serbia.
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Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Drawings Make First U.S. Visit
During the four years he spent painting the Sistine Chapel ceiling, Michelangelo executed hundreds of preparatory drawings, ...