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The Sistine Chapel; ceiling frescos after restoration.  
The separation of light from darkness.
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The Sistine Chapel; ceiling frescos after restoration. The separation of ligh...

The Sistine Chapel; ceiling frescos after restoration.  
The Prophet Daniel.
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The Sistine Chapel; ceiling frescos after restoration. The Prophet Daniel.

The Sistine Chapel; ceiling frescos after restoration.  
The Persian Sybil.
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The Sistine Chapel; ceiling frescos after restoration. The Persian Sybil.

The Sistine Chapel; ceiling frescos after restoration.  
The Libyan Sibyl. Michelangelo used a male model for the Libyan sibyl.
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The Sistine Chapel; ceiling frescos after restoration. The Libyan Sibyl. Mich...

The Sistine Chapel; ceiling frescos after restoration.  
The Prophet Jeremiah, a self-portrait of Michelangelo.
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The Sistine Chapel; ceiling frescos after restoration. The Prophet Jeremiah,...

The Sistine Chapel; ceiling frescos after restoration.  
The Prophet Jonah. Located on the altar wall as a symbol of the resurrection of Christ.
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The Sistine Chapel; ceiling frescos after restoration. The Prophet Jonah. Loc...

The Sistine Chapel; ceiling frescos after restoration.  
Eight triangular severies on the sides of the vault represent the unknowing precursors of Christ.
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The Sistine Chapel; ceiling frescos after restoration. Eight triangular sever...

Michelangelo Buoanarotti (1475-1569).                  
Bronze bust
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Michelangelo Buoanarotti (1475-1569). Bronze bust

L'esclave mourant - Dying slave, for the tomb of 
Pope Julius II (Giuliano della Rovere 1443-1513)
Marble, 1513-1516
H:228 cm
MB 1589
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L'esclave mourant - Dying slave, for the tomb of Pope Julius II (Giuliano dell...

Rebellious slave, for the tomb of Pope Julius II       
- Guiliano della Rovere - (1443-1513)                  
H;209 cm
Marble, 1513-1516                                      
MB 1590
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Rebellious slave, for the tomb of Pope Julius II - Guiliano della Rovere...

Portrait of Michelangelo (1475-1564)                   
Wood,49 x 36,4 cm                                      
INV.874
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Portrait of Michelangelo (1475-1564) Wood,49 x 36,4 cm...

The Holy family, 1504-1506
Tondo, tempera on wood, 120 cm across.                  
Inv.1456
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The Holy family, 1504-1506 Tondo, tempera on wood, 120 cm across....