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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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Mortel, R. (2020, September 16). Sistine Chapel Interior. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12758/sistine-chapel-interior/
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Mortel, Richard. "Sistine Chapel Interior." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified September 16, 2020. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12758/sistine-chapel-interior/.
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Mortel, Richard. "Sistine Chapel Interior." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 16 Sep 2020. Web. 25 Sep 2021.