The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, Rome.
Michelangelo painted the ceiling of Sistine
Leonardo painted no ceiling. Michelangelo did. It was the Sistine Chapel and Michelangelo painted it between 1508 and 1512.
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Because he was commissioned to do so.
Michelangelo was commissioned to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
Pope Julius commissioned Michelangelo to paint the Sistine Chapel ceiling.
He was painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
In the Vatican City, Rome, Italy.
Pope Julius II.
In order to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel Michelangelo spent years lying on his back on scaffolding.
Michelangelo was first a sculptor and spent most of his lie doing that, until he was asked to paint the ceiling of the Sistine chapel in September, 1508
Pope Julius II brought Michelangelo to the Vatican to paint the Sistine Chapel ceiling.