The Sistine Chapel ceiling is perhaps the most amazing painting of all time. It was finished by Michelangelo Buonarroti in 1512.(he started it in 1508.) He worked on the painting every day in the four year period. It was very difficult work. He would have to climb a scaffold and lay flat on his back 65 feet above the floor with paint dripping down on him. All of the scenes were based on stories of The Bible. The centerpiece, "The Creation Of Adam" shows God infusing life into Adam, the first man.


The triangular areas along the two long sides of the ceiling are called spandrels. The moldings which outline them are the only aspects of the architectural design of the Ceiling that are truly part of the architecture. The moldings were in the ceiling before Michelangelo began his project. All other architectural details on the ceiling were painted by Michelangelo. The figures painted inside the spandrels represent ancestors of Christ. (These figures are also continued into the......

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