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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 the Great Flood.
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Original image by Richard Mortel. Uploaded by Mark Cartwright, published on 16 September 2020 under the following license: Creative Commons Attribution. This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. This is the most accommodating of licenses offered, in terms of what others can do with your works licensed under Attribution. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.
Mortel, R. (2020, September 16). Sistine Chapel Interior. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12758/sistine-chapel-interior/
Mortel, Richard. "Sistine Chapel Interior." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified September 16, 2020. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12758/sistine-chapel-interior/.
Mortel, Richard. "Sistine Chapel Interior." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 16 Sep 2020. Web. 13 Apr 2021.
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