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    When Michelangelo painted his great frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, between 1508 and 1512, what was he covering up?

    Question #56731. Asked by lanfranco. (Apr 18 05 8:56 AM)


    Stew54

    		A star spangled blue sky painted by Piero Matteo d'Amelia.

    Apr 18 05, 9:17 AM
    lanfranco

    		Yay, Stew! For a good history of the chapel, see:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sistine_Chapel

    Apr 18 05, 9:24 AM

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