3. Exterior of the Sistine Chapel 1475-83 - Cappella Sistina, Vatican

4. Interior of the Sistine Chapel 1475-83, 1508-12, 1535-41 Frescoes Cappella Sistina, Vatican

5. Lunette and Popes 1475-83, 1508-12 Fresco Cappella Sistina, Vatican Detail of the wall decoration 1475-83, 1508-12 Fresco Cappella Sistina, Vatican

6. Frescoes in the Sistine Chapel Michelangelo was commissioned by Pope Julius II della Rovere in 1508 to repaint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel frescoed earlier by Piero Matteo d'Amelia with a star-spangled sky. The work was completed between 1508 and 1512. He painted the Last Judgement over the altar, between 1535 and 1541, being commissioned by Pope Paul III Farnese. This monumental fresco covers the entire end wall of the chapel which led the obliteration of the frescoes painted at the time of Sixtus IV: the first figures of the popes, the first two scenes of the life of Christ and life of Moses, the image of the Virgin of Assumption (by Perugino), together with the first two lunettes, representing the Ancestors of Christ frescoed earlier by Michelangelo himself. The two large windows set into the altar wall were closed up.

7. The Last Judgment This fresco was commissioned by Pope Clement VII (1523- 1534) shortly before his death. His successor, Paul III Farnese (1534-1549), forced Michelangelo to a rapid execution of this work, the largest single fresco of the century

8. Last Judgment, 1537-41 Fresco, 1370 x 1220 cm Cappella Sistina, Vatican

9. Last Judgment (extra large size image) 1537-41 Fresco, 1370 x 1220 cm Cappella Sistina, Vatican

10. Last Judgment (detail) 1537-41, Fresco, Cappella Sistina, Vatican

11. Last Judgment (detail) 1537-41, Fresco, Cappella Sistina, Vatican

12. Last Judgment (detail), 1537-41, Fresco, Cappella Sistina, Vatican

13. Last Judgment (detail) 1537-41, Fresco, Cappella Sistina, Vatican

15. Last Judgment (extra large size image) 1537-41 Fresco, 1370 x 1220 cm Cappella Sistina, Vatican

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