Sistine Chapel

Vatican City, Vatican City · 17 works · 4 painters

The Sistine Chapel is a chapel in the Apostolic Palace, in Vatican City, and is part of the Vatican Museums. It began as the chapel of the Vatican fortress under the name Cappella Magna, and took its current name from Pope Sixtus IV, who ordered its reconstruction between 1473 and 1481. It owes its fame above all to Michelangelo's frescoes: he painted the vault between 1508 and 1512 and later The Last Judgment on the altar wall. The side walls also hold works by Cosimo Rosselli, Luca Signorelli and Piero di Cosimo, among others. Today it is the setting for papal conclaves, where cardinals elect a new pope.

Works

**The Creation of the Sun, Moon and Planets**Michelangelo1511

**Descent from Mount Sinai**Cosimo Rosselli1481

**The Sacrifice of Noah**Michelangelo1508

**Testament and Death of Moses**Luca Signorelli1482

**The Separation of the Earth and Waters**Michelangelo1511

**Sermon on the Mount**Piero di Cosimo1480

**The Punishment of Haman**Michelangelo1511

**The Ancestors of Christ: Josias, Jeconiah and Shealtiel**Michelangelo1508

**The Ancestors of Christ: Hezekiah, Manasseh and Ahaz**Michelangelo1510

**Ancestors of Christ: David and Solomon**Michelangelo1511

**The Ancestors of Christ: Uzziah, Jotham and Ahaz**Michelangelo1510

**The Ancestors of Christ: Rehoboam and Abijah**Michelangelo1511

**The Ancestors of Christ: Salmon, Boaz and Obed**Michelangelo1511

**The Ancestors of Christ: Zerubbabel, Abiud and Eliakim**Michelangelo1508

Artists with work in this museum

Michelangelo 14
Luca Signorelli 1
Piero di Cosimo 1
Cosimo Rosselli 1