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Michelangelo | The Sistine Chapel Ceiling (encore)

Who Arted: Weekly Art History for All Ages

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Challenges and Struggles of Painting the Sistine Chapel Ceiling

This chapter discusses the challenges Michelangelo faced in painting the Sistine Chapel ceiling, including the difficulties of building scaffolding and working with drying plaster. It also highlights the immense time and effort Michelangelo put into the painting, with some figures taking up to 18 days to complete.

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