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Sistine Chapel Detail: transverse section of the ceiling



Sistine Chapel: transverse section of the ceiling with a smaller field of the apex of the ceiling. It shows: the thrones for the Prophets and Sibyls; one of the seven Prophets (Ezekiel), one of the five Sibyls (Cumaean);two of the twenty-four square pedestals forming niches for the Prophets and Sibyls and surmounted by twin 'putti' (a boy and a girl) in relief; two small angels as background to the enthroned figures; two of the ten white angular cornices joining the capitals of the putti-pilasters; four of the twenty 'ignudi' occupying the cornices, holding cornucopias, ribbons and garlands of fruit;two of the ten gold medallions in reliefs depicting scenes from the Book of Kings and supported by two ignudi; one of the five smaller fields of the apex of the ceiling guarded by four ignudi and covered by a scene from the Genesis (The Creation of Eve).

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Topic: Europe 1300-1699: Renaissance

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