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Welsh church warns it could lose roof compared to Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel
A Denbighshire church has launched an urgent worldwide funding appeal to save its medieval roof from decay and possible loss. Considered perhaps the finest in Wales, the 500-year-old roof at St ...
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‘Michelangelo: The Genesis of the Sistine’ Review: Exhibiting Perfection’s Preparations
The overwhelming grandeur, scope and vision of Michelangelo’s miraculous Sistine Chapel ceiling and “The Last Judgment” frescoes transcend reason and defy human capability. Comprising more ...
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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.
Culpeper Star-Exponent12d
Rare exhibit of Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel sketches on display at William & Mary
The Italian master destroyed many of his drawings, intended for his eyes only, Muscarelle Museum of Art offers show of 25 ...
Sydney Morning Herald9d
No Michelangelo, but Rome’s other Sistine Chapel is just as impressive
Entering the Sistine Chapel is an exercise in wonder. It is swathed in art, seemingly no expense spared, and there’s barely a soul inside to detract from the visual onslaught. To anyone who has ...