The Sistine Chapel ceiling

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:frescoes
gptkbp:artist gptkb:Michelangelo
gptkbp:artMovement gptkb:Renaissance
gptkbp:city gptkb:Vatican_City
gptkbp:commissionedBy gptkb:Pope_Julius_II
gptkbp:completedIn 1512
gptkbp:country gptkb:Vatican_City
gptkbp:depicts gptkb:The_Creation_of_Eve
gptkb:The_Creation_of_the_Sun,_Moon,_and_Plants
gptkb:The_Sacrifice_of_Noah
gptkb:The_Separation_of_Land_and_Water
gptkb:The_Separation_of_Light_from_Darkness
gptkb:The_Fall_and_Expulsion_from_Garden_of_Eden
gptkb:The_Drunkenness_of_Noah
gptkb:The_Creation_of_Adam
gptkb:The_Last_Judgment_(on_altar_wall,_not_ceiling)
ancestors of Christ
scenes from the Book of Genesis
Prophets and Sibyls
ignudi (nude youths)
medallions and lunettes
gptkbp:dimensions about 13 meters wide
about 40 meters long
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Sistine Chapel ceiling
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Western_art
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:High_Renaissance
gptkbp:location gptkb:Sistine_Chapel
gptkbp:medium gptkb:frescoes
gptkbp:notableFor Renaissance art
Michelangelo's use of human anatomy
fresco technique
gptkbp:ownedBy gptkb:Holy_See
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Sistine_Chapel
gptkbp:restored 1980-1994
gptkbp:significance masterpiece of Western art
gptkbp:startDate 1508
gptkbp:subjectOf numerous books and documentaries
art historical studies
restoration controversies
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Vatican_City
gptkbp:visitedBy millions of tourists annually
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:religious_art
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4