Sistine Chapel ceiling
Michelangelo paints the summit of the High Renaissance
Commissioned by Pope Julius II, Michelangelo spent four years painting the chapel's vault with scenes from Genesis. The frescoes, including the Creation of Adam, became a summit of High Renaissance art.
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The Kremlin's present walls were built by Italian masters (1485–1495). Thirteen years after they were finished, Michelangelo began the Sistine Chapel ceiling.
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