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Subversive Messages in the Sistine Chapel

February 22, 2021February 22, 2021 Lucy Breitwieser

In 1508, Pope Julius tasked Michelangelo with repainting the frescoes of the Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo, who had made his career as a sculptor, not a painter, protested this assignment but was told in no uncertain terms that he had no choice in the matter. This interaction was seemingly enough to

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