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

Stew54

A star spangled blue sky painted by Piero Matteo d'Amelia. Apr 18 05, 10:17 AM

lanfranco

Yay, Stew! For a good history of the chapel, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sistine_Chapel Apr 18 05, 10:24 AM

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