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In 1508 CE the Pope commissioned the celebrated Florentine sculptor and painter Michelangelo (1475-1564 CE) to paint scenes on the ceiling of the Vatican's Sistine Chapel. The walls of the chapel had already received...

The frescoed ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, Rome. The ceiling was created between 1508 and 1512 CE by the Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo (1475-1564 CE) and shows the story of Genesis...

The interior of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, Rome. The ceiling was created between 1508 and 1512 CE by the Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo (1475-1564 CE) and shows the story of Genesis from the Creation to...

A panel from ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, Rome. The panel shows the temptation and then expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden. The ceiling was created between 1508 and...

A panel from ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, Rome. The panel shows the drunkenness of Noah. The ceiling was created between 1508 and 1512 CE by the Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo (1475-1564...

A panel from ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, Rome. The panel shows God creating the Sun, Moon and planets. The ceiling was created between 1508 and 1512 CE by the Italian Renaissance...

A panel from ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, Rome. The panel shows God separating the land from the waters. The ceiling was created between 1508 and 1512 CE by the Italian Renaissance...

Sermon on the Mount, fresco by Cosimo Rosselli, 1481-82. Sistine Chapel, Vatican City.

The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel is one of Michelangelo's most famous works. Learn more about the history of this masterpiece. 1508-12, fresco (Vatican, Rome). Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.

Windsor Castle is located in Berkshire, England, and was built as a motte and bailey castle by William the Conqueror (r. 1066-1087). Converted into stone by Henry II of England (r. 1165-1179), the shell keep tower was rebuilt by...