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MICHELANGELO Buonarroti: The Ancestors of Christ in the Lunettes

🖼 The Ancestors of Christ in the Lunettes, 1511-12
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Vatican, Italy

Rendered in monochrome, genealogical figures occupy the Sistine Chapel's lunettes above the main frescoes, their poses echoing the chapel's architectural curves. These ancestors establish Christ's earthly lineage, grounding divine narrative in human genealogy and demonstrating Michelangelo's architectural integration of narrative content.

Michelangelo
Michelangelo
Frank Zöllner
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