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MICHELANGELO Buonarroti: Abraham – Isaac – Jacob – Judah

🖼 Abraham – Isaac – Jacob – Judah, 1511-12
Engraving
Vatican, Italy

Rendered in fresco across the Sistine Chapel ceiling, four ancestral figures dominate the composition with sculptural muscularity and dignified poses. These patriarchs establish Christ's genealogy, anchoring Renaissance humanism's celebration of noble lineage within Christian theological narrative.

Michelangelo
Michelangelo
Frank Zöllner
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