All of Rome waited in expectation. For months, Michelangelo Buonarroti had worked in secret. Curiosity was aflame. What had he accomplished? Had he succeeded in transferring his skill as a sculptor to work with fresco (paint in plaster)? Pope Julius II, as impatient as ever, demanded that Michelangelo unveil the ceiling of the Sistine chapel […]
Michelangelo Unveiled the Unfinished Painted Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
November 1, 1509
(updated June 2, 2020)
Published by LeeF