The Vatican Museum

CHAPTER 27

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The Vatican is a lot to take in, certainly more than can be done comfortably in a single day- thus we found ourselves there a second day in a row, this time to tour the Vatican Museum. Hall after hall of ancient statues and art ultimately lead to the coup de grâce, Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel. I guess it’s not technically his, but it might as well be, for his giant fresco on the ceiling and over the alter are why most people hold the chapel in such high regard. And it is impressive, over 5000 square feet of buon fresco, meticulously painted by hand above his head while standing on top of a giant scaffold- gives me a neck ache just thinking about it.

*Note: Photos with a “VS” suffix are credited to Val and Steve

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