Ceiling Of The Sistine Chapel Michelangelo

Sistine chapel ceiling by michelangelo sistine chapel ceiling by michelangelo when michelangelo actually started painting the sistine chapel ceiling at the east end probably in the early months of 1509 the implications of the structure had not been entirely established in his mind.

Ceiling of the sistine chapel michelangelo. The ceiling of the sistine chapel the sistine chapel had great symbolic meaning for the papacy as the chief consecrated space in the vatican used for great ceremonies such as electing and inaugurating new popes. Michelangelo sistine chapel ceiling 1508 1512 fresco the sistine chapel is one of the most famous painted interior spaces in the world and virtually all of this fame comes from the breathtaking painting of its ceiling from about 1508 1512. It already contained distinguished wall paintings and michelangelo was asked to add works for the relatively unimportant ceiling.

The sistine chapel ceiling italian. 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.