Locals collecting for Harvey relief. In a flurry of activity, volunteers inside a loading dock at Drewery Construction rushed to empty the overladen trunks and back seats of a seemingly endless line of cars. Comments (0) Waste site protest deadline is Friday Comments (0) Man charged with running ex off road Comments (0)
There is, of course, a humanity in it, but itâs a very, very hard one, and it canât easily be turned into a nice picture.â. Not a nice picture, perhaps, but certainly one that inspires awe, in the truest sense. Michelangelo began painting the ceiling frescoes in Rome's Sistine Chapel in 1509. The Creation of Adam by Michelangelo. Thousands of people visit the Sistine Chapel daily to see Michelangelo's work. Michelangelo was commissioned by Pope Julius II to work on the Sistine Chapel.
Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo to paint the Sistine Chapelâs ceiling. Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel between 1508 and 1512. Michelangeloâs ceiling frescoes of the stories of Genesis, became world famous for their detail and talent. The Sistine Chapel ceiling is approximately 40 meters long and 13 meters wide. Some of the frescoes in the Sistine Chapel include: the large fresco of The Last Judgment which was also painted by Michelangelo almost 20 years later. The Last Judgment is located on the sanctuary wall over the altar.