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Cielings of The Sistien Chapel



 * 1) Michelangelo Buonarroti was commissioned by pope julius 2 in 1508 to repaint the vault, or ceiling, of the Chapel. It was originally painted as golden stars on a blue sky.
 * 2) 1506, Julius II conceived a program to paint the cieling of the Sistien Chaple.
 * 3) The **Sistine Chapel ceiling**, painted by Michelagelo between 1508 and 1512, at the commission of Pope Julius ll, is one of the most renowned artworks of the High Renaissance.
 * 4) The Sistien Chapell, is 40.5 metres long and 14 metres wide.
 * 5) Central to the ceiling decoration are nine scenes from the Book of Genesis.

Summary Paragraph: In 1508 Michelangelo was commissioned by Pope Julius II to paint the ceiling of the chapel and it took him until 1512 to complete. He had to paint the roof as he plastered it with damp plaster so had to work quickly before it dried!! Unfortunately the plaster grew mold as the plaster was too wet so he had to start again!! Over the centuries the ceiling got a bit grubby due to candle smoke, soot, and applications of poor quality varnish. The cleaning of the ceiling took place in the early 1980's and revealed the stunning colours you see today.

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