He very nearly did, but the patron (the guy with the money) gave in to Michelangelo's persuasion that he should be selected.
Not Leonardo but Michelangelo. Leonardo da Vinci had nothing to do with it.
He did not. Michelangelo did.
Nothing whatsoever.
No, he did not. One of his younger contemporaries, Michelangelo, painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling.
painting of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
the top of the Sistine Chapel
The Sistine Chapel was painted by the world renown artist and sculptor Michelangelo between 1508 - 1512.
I think the greatest works were the Sistine Chapel and works from Leonardo Da Vinci My teacher said that there is nothing mysterious about the works of Leonardo Da Vinci.
The paintings and sculptures of Leonardo Da Vinci, including the Mona Lisa and the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
the Sistine Chapel
Leonardo da Vinci did not paint the Sistine Chapel.Michelangelo created the frescos on the ceiling and on the wall behind the alter. He did it because his work was commissioned by the pope.These frescos are the most important works in the chapel and are considered to be among the greatest achievements of Western painting.The ceiling required about four years of working 20 hours a day, and sleeping only 4 hours each day.Leanardo da Vinci painted The Last Supper, another famous and important religious painting, but not part of the Sistine Chapel works.
Leonardo da vinci as well as raphael santi and donato bramante. He also did not like Pope Julius the 2nd. Painting a ceiling was below him, according to Michelangelo. Usually they would just be blue with tiny stars, but he had better plans for the Sistine Chapel.