Sistine Chapel Marks 500th Year Of Masterpiece

London : United Kingdom | Oct 31, 2012 at 6:13 AM PDT

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Michelangelo's artistic masterpiece on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel was opened to the public 500 years ago this week...It was commissioned by Pope Julius II and Michelangelo was initially reluctant to take the project on. When he did agree he put his heart and soul into it, depicting more than 300... FULL ARTICLE AT Sky News

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