Tag: Michelangelo

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18th April 1506: Construction begins on Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome

18th April 2020
Tagged as: Architecture, Catholicism, Church, Constantine the Great, Julius II, Michelangelo, Papacy, Renaissance, Rome, Urban VIII, Vatican, Vatican City

Pope Julius II laid the cornerstone of the current St. Peter’s Basilica, one of Catholicism’s most sacred buildings.

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13th September 1501: Michelangelo begins work on his statue of David

13th September 2019
Tagged as: Art, Culture, David, Florence, Italy, Michelangelo, Renaissance, Sculpture, Statue

Michelangelo’s David is considered to be one of the greatest examples of Renaissance sculpture.

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1st November 1512: Michelangelo’s ceiling of the Sistine Chapel unveiled

1st November 2018
Tagged as: Art, Culture, Italy, Michelangelo, Papacy, Pope, Renaissance, Rome, Sistine Chapel, Vatican City

The public saw the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel for the first time when Pope Julius II celebrated All Saints Day mass.