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It took him 4 years to paint the ceiling and 6 years to paint the altar.

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It took Michelangelo 4 years to paint the ceiling and 6 years to paint the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel.

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He started his work in 1508, at the age of 43 and finished the painting in 4 years which means that he was 47 years.

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1498-1500 so 2 years

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The Sistine Chapel (ceiling + Last Judgment).


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Where did Michelangelo do most of his work?

Most of Michelangelo's paintings usually concern religion, like most Renaissance painting and sculptures did, such as, The Statue of David, by Michelangelo, The Last Supper, by Leonardo Da Vinci, and the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, also by Michelangelo.Fun Fact: When Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, all of the faces of the people painted were people he had met, and knew fairly well. Strangely enough, he painted himself in Hell.


Did Michelangelo take two years of preparation before he started to paint the Sistine Chapel?

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