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Michelangelo in Rome: Sistine Chapel ceiling project (1508–1512)

Michelangelo in Rome: Sistine Chapel ceiling project (1508–1512)

  1. Julius II commissions Sistine ceiling frescoes

    Labels: Pope Julius, Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo

  2. Contract signed for the ceiling project

    Labels: Michelangelo, Contract, Ducats

  3. Scaffolding design revised for ceiling access

    Labels: Scaffold, Bramante, Michelangelo

  4. Genesis program takes shape beyond apostles plan

    Labels: Genesis Cycle, Prophets, Sibyls

  5. Painting begins at the chapel entrance end

    Labels: Drunkenness of, Prophet Zechariah, West Bay

  6. First major phase reaches Creation of Eve

    Labels: Creation of, Narrative Bay, Michelangelo

  7. Payments reportedly pause during 1510–1511

    Labels: Payments, Documentation, Project Pause

  8. Preliminary viewing of first half of ceiling

    Labels: Preliminary Showing, First Half, Sistine Ceiling

  9. Official viewing follows preliminary showing

    Labels: Official Viewing, Papal Review, Sistine Ceiling

  10. Second half painted rapidly toward completion

    Labels: Second Half, Scaffolding Move, Completion

  11. Completed ceiling revealed to viewers

    Labels: Ceiling Reveal, All Hallows', Sistine Chapel

  12. All Saints’ Day mass marks public debut

    Labels: All Saints', Papal Ceremony, Public Debut

  13. Restoration testing precedes major conservation

    Labels: Restoration Testing, Conservation Science, Lunettes

  14. Major ceiling restoration campaign begins

    Labels: Restoration Campaign, Conservation Team, Sistine Ceiling

  15. Restoration unveiled after completion of work

    Labels: Restoration Unveiling, Public Reveal, Sistine Ceiling