"I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom. I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients." Gustave Courbet

01 November 2023

Ceiling.

Michelangelo, Libyan Sybil, 1511


On this day in 1512, Michelangelo's paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel were first exhibited to the public.

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