On This Day In History: Ceiling Of The Sistine Chapel, Painted By Michelangelo, Is Shown Publicly For The First Time – On Nov 1, 1512
On November 1, 1512, the beautiful ceiling of the Sistine Chapel was shown to the public for the first time. The ceiling was commissioned by Pope Julius II and painted by Michelangelo between 1508 and 1512. It was an enormous and very impressive work of...