Who decorated the Sistine chapel?

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

Throughout the chapel there are fresco-ed panels by renaissance artists including Michelangelo (who also did the ceiling) Perugion, Botticelli, Pinturicchio ,Ghirlandaio, etc.. The barrel vault was originally painted brilliant-blue and dotted with gold stars to the design of Piermatteo Lauro de' Manfredi da Amelia. Raphael designed the tapestries for the chapel.

I could go on and on with the many famous artists and architects who contributed to the decor of the Sistine Chapel but I won't, why don't you just Google the history of the Sistine chapel and you will get all of your answers.

Answer 3

The architects were Baccio Pontelli and Giovanni de Dolci.

Answer 4

Pope Sixtus IV ordered it to be built in the 1480s.

Answer 5

The Sistine Chapel was commissioned by Pope Sixtus. The Sistine Chapel takes its name from its patron.

Answer 6

The famous painting on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel was painted by Michelangelo.

Answer 7

Michelangelo.