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Station 3 â Michelangelo's Frescoes. The ceiling and western wall of the Sistine Chapel are adorned with some of the most celebrated paintings in the world created by the famous artist â Michelangelo Buonarroti. Michelangelo was commissioned to paint the ceiling in 1508 and he completed his work in 1512.
1. Michelangelo wanted nothing to do with the Sistine Chapelâs ceiling. In 1508, 33-year-old Michelangelo was hard at work on Pope Julius IIâs marble tomb, a relatively obscure piece now located in Romeâs San Pietro in Vincoli church. When Julius asked the esteemed artist to switch gears and decorate the Sistine Chapelâs ceiling, Michelangelo balked. For one thing, he considered himself a sculptor rather than a painter, and he had no experience whatsoever with frescoes.