Sisine Chapel

    Image 1 Caption: The Sistine Chapel ceiling in the Sistine Chapel, Vatican City, Rome, Italy.

    Painted 1508--1512 by Michelangelo (1475--1564).

    The ends are a bit truncated in this image for clarity of the middle.

    The Big Picture or the big picture.

    Actually, the Sistine Chapel ceiling is very astronomical. At the left, God creates the universe. Then he thrusts the Sun and Moon into existence. Then he flies off ... I've always wondered about that. What was Mike thinking of?

    Image 2 Caption: The Sistine Chapel ceiling now complete. Sisine Chapel

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