“Sistine Chapel, Vatican” c.1480 (demolition of the Magna Chapel to make way for the present chapel) by Baccio Pontelli (Florence 1450 - Urbino 1492). Commissioned by Pope Sixtus IV for who it is named. The chapel is a high rectangular brick building unadorned, common in Renaissance churches. It has no exterior facade, the ingress is from internal rooms (Papal Palace). The chapel was decorated with frescoes of famous artists, under the patronage of Pope Julius II Michelangelo painted…
