Sistine Chapel

Nobody carved any marble in the Sistine Capel. Michelangelo PAINTED that ceiling.

Michelangelo carved marble at other places to make sculptures as David and Moses.

Giovanni dei Dolci was the architect of the Sistine Chapel.

The Sistine Chapel is so named for Pope Sixtus IV who had it constructed to replace the Cappella Maggiore. 1471-1484

It has no specific name. The ceiling is a series of scenes from the Old Testament plus a great number of separate figures. Some art historians call it a many-faceted subject, the world in the morning of time. He also painted a wall in the chapel named the 'Last Judgement'.

The Vatican. The art was commissioned and paid for by them.

He spent 4 years on a scaffold on his back painting the frescoes. One problem he had was often the plaster would dry out while he was still working on the art. He went blind for a time because of the paints, and he would often remove what he had done because it wasn’t perfect. The scaffolding was 70 feet above the floor of the chapel and at that height he had to be careful. The pope often would come in asking when he would be done.

Both its ceiling depicting Creation and the main wall with Judgment Day were painted by Michaelangelo.

Answer 2 So much for Michelangelo's work. Then there are two series of frescos (Life of Christ and Life of Moses) along the walls, painted by Florentine artists as Botticelli, Ghirlandaio, and more. Furthermore there is the Vatican paintings museum, which is a different question.

The Sistine Chapel ceiling and one wall were painted by Michelangelo. His frescoes have become popular modern prints, the unbelievably beautiful touching of hands or giving life. It is the only chapel that took so many years to complete, and restored about 6 years ago or so, and interestingly enough, when the grime was removed, one of the angels who was sent into hell had serpents wrapped around his torso and finally holding on for dear life to his private part. I found this interesting that the artist would give that sort of punishment, especially when the Pope had problems with the nudity in the beginning of the chapel painting. The Sistine Chapel is also different from other churches because it is where the Cardinals have always met to select a new Pope. The Chapel is also located in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican, Rome, Italy.

To remind them of their own frailty

Mostly laying on his back on scaffolding that brought him within reach of the ceiling.

Pope julius II

Michelangelo finished the ceiling on November 1st, 1512.

It was painted blue with white stars. To look like the sky at night.

no the sistine chapel isn't for weddings

I am elderly but not in a wheelchair. I need to know how many stairs are there to climb to reach the sistine chapel ceiling view?

Michelangelo did.

Michaelangelo

Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling and the dome of St. Peter's Basilica.

Well the one with God pointing to the Sun and the Moon is the called the creation of the stars,sun,and moon and the one with God pointing to a man is the creation of Adam. Also, to view the Sistine Chapel in 3D, look up on Google, Sistine Chapel 3D and click the first one on the top. Your welcome!

The Sistine Chapel is a barn-like simple rectangle, 40.93 meters long by 13.41 meters wide - the exact dimensions of the Temple of Solomon as given in the Old Testament. The chapel is 20.70 meters high and roofed with a flattened barrel vault.

Michelangelo

In 1508 - 1512.

You are asking about Michaelanglo the painter of the Sistine and the creator of the statue of David in Florence.

The internal measurements are 40.9 meters (134 ft) long by 13.4 meters (44 ft) wide. The vaulted ceiling rises to 20.7 meters (68 ft)."