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Why did it take Michelangelo 4 years to finish the Sistine Chapel?
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∙ 10y ago
It actually took him less than four years, as he was absent for long periods and had to be forced back to continue work.
What he did in this period was to fill the entire ceiling with murals, about 520 sq metres = 5600 sq ft.
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∙ 14y ago
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How many years did it take to finish the Sistine Chapel?
It took Michelangelo 4 years to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. He painted it between 1508 and 1512. Then it took him 6 years to paint the Last Judgement, which is a fresco on the wall of the altar of the Sistine Chapel. Painted between 1535-1541.
Who is the artist who painted the Sistine Chapel in Rome?
Michelangelo made the piantings in the chapel called Sistine Chapel
How was michelangelo able to paint the Sistine Chapel from up high?
In order to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel Michelangelo spent years lying on his back on scaffolding.
How long did it take michelangelo when he painted the Sistine Chapel?
6 years
When did Michelangelo finish the Sistine Chapel?
It took Michelangelo 4 years to paint the whole ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.from 1508 to 1512.
What work of art took Michelangelo eight years to complete?
The Sistine Chapel (ceiling + Last Judgment).
What is the day that Michelangelo completed the Sistine chapel?
1508 to 1512 it took 4 years
Did Michelangelo paint the Sistine Chapel on his birthday?
It took him four years, birthdays or no birthdays.
How long did it take for Michelangelo vision to return after painting the Sistine Chapel ceiling?
5 years
Which famous artist spent four years painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome?
Michelangelo did.
Who decorated the Sistine chapel?
The Sistine Chapel, designed by Michelangelo, took almost eleven years to build (1473 to 1484) under the supervision of Giovannino de Dolci for Pope Sixtus IV. Find out more about the Sistine Chapel at http://vaticanart.net/painting-of-the-sistine-ceiling
Did Michelangelo take two years of preparation before he started to paint the Sistine Chapel?
It seems he did. The commission was from 1506. But what MIchelangelo did before starting work in 1508 we do not know.
