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Sistine Chapel

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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Celebrated chapel of the Vatican at Rome, constructed by order of Pope Sixtus IV., and decorated with frescoes by Michael Angelo, representing a succession of biblical subjects, including among others the "Creation of the World," the "Creation of Man," the "Creation of Woman," the "Temptation of Eve," the "Deluge," "Judith and Holophernes," "David and Goliath," "The Last Judgment," &c.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Sistine Chapel'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​s/sistine-chapel.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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