15 Lofty Facts About the Sistine Chapel
On August 15 , 1483 , Pope Sixtus IV consecrate the Sistine Chapel . The works of Michelangelo were old age aside — the artist was only eight years old at the time and had no idea what the edifice ’s futurity held for him ( and vice versa ) . But even before he lend his famous ceiling and frescoes , theCappella Sistinaserved an important role within the Vatican ( and it already had its fair part of hunky-dory art , too ) ....