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🖋️ 1512 - Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel Ceiling Unveiled: After completing his iconic fresco, the ceiling is unveiled to the public in Vatican City.
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Further Reading
- The Sistine Chapel's Iconic Ceiling Was Unveiled to the Public (artnet.com)
- Sistine Chapel ceiling opens to public | November 1, 1512 | HISTORY (history.com)
- Sistine Chapel ceiling - Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel (article) - Khan Academy (khanacademy.org)
- Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel - Smarthistory (smarthistory.org)
- Sistine Chapel - Vatican Museums (museivaticani.va)
- Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling first opens to public - OUP Blog (oup.com)
- Michelangelo frescoed the ceiling and the Last Judgment (thesistinechapel.org)