The Creation of the Sun, Moon and Planets
Michelangelo · 1511
Why it's great
God flies through the sky and points at the sun, then flies the other way to make the moon, in a powerful, whirling picture. Michelangelo painted it on the Sistine Chapel ceiling in about 1511.
Where to see it
📍 Sistine ChapelVatican City, Vatican City
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Michelangelo was born in Caprese, Italy, in 1475 and worked in Florence and Rome. He was a sculptor, painter and architect who made the statue of David and painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. He died in Rome in 1564, almost 89 years old.
