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Michelangelo

 

 

 

 

Pope John Paul II celebrates a Mass April 8, 1994, marking the end of 14 years of restoration work on Michelangelo's frescoes on the altar wall and ceiling of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican. The brightened portion of the Judgement Day fresco, behind the Pope, was the last to be restored. (AP Photo/Massimo Sambucetti)
A view of the ceremony in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican Sunday, Jan. 7, 1996. Pope John Paul II, center, baptized 20 newborn babies in the Sistine Chapel and told their parents to ''listen to these children'' to learn about faith. In the background Michelangelo's ''Last Judgment''.

(Ap Photo/Giulio Broglio)

An interior view of the exhibit "Forms for David" inside the gallery of the Florence's Accademia, in Italy, Monday, Nov. 29, 2004, to mark the 500th birthday of the Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo. The exhibit, which opens Tuesday, marks the first time the Accademia gallery has opened its doors to contemporary artist. At left, in front of Michelangelo's "David," right, is the sculpture "Peace" by German artist George Baselitz. ...

(AP Photo/Fabrizio Giovannozzi)

Social Studies for Kids: Michelangelo

Michelangelo Paints the Sistine Chapel

Michelangelo's patrons: The Medici Family of Florence

Virtual David software download

Click his picture to see and hear a Carrara marble sculptor talk for 2 minutes about his work. Click picture to see visitor photos of Arni Quarry Marble Site

Click photo above to see 45-second video of a Carrara Marble Quarry in Tuscany, Italy
Basilica di San Pietro: I - Michelangelo:

 

 

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