USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Michelangelo completed the Sistine Chapel in 1512. Its importance in the history of art cannot be overstated. It turned into a veritable academy for young painters, a position that was cemented when Michelangelo returned to the chapel twenty years later to execute the Last Judgment fresco on the altar wall.

Detailed explanation-2: -The frescoes on the ceiling, collectively known as the Sistine Ceiling, were commissioned by Pope Julius II in 1508 and were painted by Michelangelo in the years from 1508 to 1512.

Detailed explanation-3: -The overarching story of The Sistine Chapel ceiling frescos depicts God’s creation of the world and of man, humanity’s fall from grace and punishment up until the birth of Jesus, the savior of humanity.

Detailed explanation-4: -The walls and ceiling of the Sistine Chapel were painted by numerous artists over the next few decades. The purpose of these paintings was to give glory to God, to honor the Pope, and to create an unparalleled artistic masterpiece.

Detailed explanation-5: -Michelangelo painted the frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel not lying down as sometimes described but standing on an extensive scaffold, reaching up and craning his neck.