Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (1475-1564), universally known simply as Michelangelo, was arguably the greatest artist of all time. His sculpture of David is probably the most famous sculpture in the world and his frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel are possibly man’s greatest achievement in the history of painting. Despite his distaste for painting, he reluctantly accepted the commission of this arduous project from Pope Julius II in 1508. Painted between 1508 and 1512, the Sistine Chapel ceiling features 343 figures within more than 5000 square feet of painted ceiling. Contrary to popular belief, Michelangelo did not paint the ceiling while laying on his back. Holes were drilled into the walls above the windows in the room from which brackets were placed to support a large flat scaffold on which he stood to paint. This six-tile mural from the first half of the 20th century, depicts Michelangelo’s magnificent Libyan Sibyl, Phemonoe, the daughter of Zeus and Poseidon’s daughter, Lamia. Phemonoe foretold the “coming of the day when that which is hidden shall be revealed”. Each of the 6 tiles are 12? x 12?, with the full image 36? x 24?. 1st half, 20th century