The Sistine Chapel is a chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the official residence of the pope, in Vatican City. Built between 1473 and 1481 for Pope Sixtus IV, whose name it carries, it has since served as the site of both religious and administrative papal activity, including the papal conclave that elects a new pope. Its fame rests chiefly on the frescoes covering its interior, most notably the ceiling and The Last Judgment, both painted by Michelangelo.
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Did Michelangelo paint all of the frescoes in the Sistine Chapel?
Michelangelo painted the ceiling and the Last Judgement; Perugino and Botticelli began the wall decoration.
No. The chapel's mural decoration was begun by other painters, among them Perugino and Botticelli, and was completed in the sixteenth century with the ceiling frescoes and the monumental Last Judgement by Michelangelo.
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1. Wikipedia: Sistine Chapel
WikipediaLead paragraph, opening sentence describing it as a chapel in the Apostolic Palace
is a chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the pope's official residence in Vatican City.
Lead paragraph, sentence naming Pope Sixtus IV and the 1473 to 1481 construction span
it takes its name from Pope Sixtus IV, who had it built between 1473 and 1481.
Lead paragraph, opening sentence naming Vatican City
is a chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the pope's official residence in Vatican City.
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The Sistine Chapel ( SIST-een; Latin: Sacellum Sixtinum; Italian: Cappella Sistina [kapˈpɛlla siˈstiːna]) is a chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the pope's official residence in Vatican City.
View the Source 2. Wikidata: Sistine Chapel
- Wikidata Q2943, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata Q2943, P571 claim (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926)
View the Source3. Sistine Chapel (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata height (P2048) statement: 21.0
Wikidata item Q2943, property P2048 (height): 21.0 m (converted to metres, preferred/normal rank, non-deprecated)
In Style: Renaissance Architecture, Wikidata P149
architectural style: Renaissance architecture
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