Sujet

The Sistine Chapel ceiling, painted by Michelangelo with The Creation of Adam

Légende

The Sistine Chapel, Cappella Sistina, is a large and renowned chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the official residence of the Pope in the Vatican City. Originally known as the Cappella Magna, the chapel takes its name from Pope Sixtus IV, who restored it between 1477 and 1480. Since that time, the chapel has served as a place of both religious and functionary papal activity. Today it is the site of the Papal conclave, the process by which a new Pope is selected. The fame of the Sistine Chapel lies mainly in the frescos that decorate the interior, and most particularly the Sistine Chapel ceiling and The Last Judgment by Michelangelo.

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Photographe : Vatican2008

Date

23 févr. 2008

Crédit

Photo12/Alamy/Vatican2008

Notre référence

LMY25T01_E72KRW

Utilisation

uniquement en France

Model release

Non

Property release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

25,7Mo (1,7Mo) / 31,9cm x 20,2cm / 3768 x 2388 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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