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For the ceiling, just a bit over 4 years. That was the time from start to finish. But during that time Michelangelo was absent for at least two long periods. Then came the "Last Judgement", which took 6 years.
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∙ 13y agofour years
It took over 4 years but not a lot of people now exactly how much over 4 years it was.
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∙ 13y agoIt took him 4 long backbreaking years of work on scaffolding he had made himself.
Michelangelo signed the contract to paint the ceiling in April of 1508. In May the removal of the previous work of art (blue sky with golden stars) began and lasted into the summer months. Due to the heat, Michelangelo finally put brush to "canvas" more than likely in late September of the same year. He finally let Pope Julius II use the Chapel on November 1, 1512 painting the last panel only the day before. The artist worked STANDING UP 8 hours a day, 6 days a week all those 4 years taking a six month break finally after 28 months of work!
It took Michelangelo 4 years to paint the ceiling and 6 years to paint the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel.
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∙ 15y agoFor the ceiling, just a bit over 4 years. That was the time from start to finish. But during that time Michelangelo was absent for at least two long periods. Then came the "Last Judgement", which took 6 years.
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∙ 14y agoNo time at all because he did not.
Michael Angelo painted the Sistine chapel and it took him just over four years from July 1508 to October 1512.
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∙ 13y agoIt took him 4 years for the ceiling and 6 years for the altar.
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∙ 14y agoMichelangelo worked on the ceiling fresco in 1508-1512.
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∙ 7y agoIt took Michelangelo four years, although he was not working on it all the time.
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How long did it take Michelangelo to paint the Sistine chapel
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Three years
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How long did it take michelangelo when he painted the Sistine Chapel?
6 years
How many years did it take to finish the Sistine Chapel?
It took Michelangelo 4 years to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. He painted it between 1508 and 1512. Then it took him 6 years to paint the Last Judgement, which is a fresco on the wall of the altar of the Sistine Chapel. Painted between 1535-1541.
Why was Sistine Chapel build?
He did not actually build the Sistine Chapel, he only painted the ceiling. He was forced to paint it by the nobles, king, and some middle class people of the time. He was very reluctant to take on such a challenge, but he did complete it, allegedly blind in the end.
How long did take to paint the Cisten Chaple?
The Sistine Chapel! OK?!Michelangelo started painting the ceiling in1508 and finished it in 1512. He was away from this work some time.Michelangelo then painted the altar wall of the chapel between 1535 and 1541.
How long did it take for Michelangelo vision to return after painting the Sistine Chapel ceiling?
5 years
Did Michelangelo take two years of preparation before he started to paint the Sistine Chapel?
It seems he did. The commission was from 1506. But what MIchelangelo did before starting work in 1508 we do not know.
How long did it take Leonardo da vinci to paint the sestine chapel?
2 years
Where did the election of Pope Francis take place?
The conclave took place in the Sistine Chapel of the Vatican.
How long did take to decorate the Sistine Chapel?
The Sistine Chapel, designed by Baccio Pontelli, took almost eleven years to build (1473 to 1484) under the supervision of Giovannino de Dolci for Pope Sixtus IV.
What is the Sistine Chapel used for what is its purpose what do they do in there?
The Sistine Chapel takes its name from Pope Sixtus IV (1471-1484) who had the old Cappella Magna restored between 1477 and 1480. The Chapel is a Catholic church in which any Catholic rite like Mass, marriage, baptism may take place. In addition, the Conclave for the election of a new Pope is held in the Chapel. Pope John Paul II spoke of the Sistine Chapel: "Precisely here, in this sacred space, the Cardinals gather, awaiting the manifestation of the will of Christ with regard to the person of the Successor of St Peter. And here, in a spirit of obedience to Christ and trusting in his Mother, I accepted the election that sprung from the Conclave, declaring my readiness to serve the Church." http://vaticanart.net/painting-of-the-sistine-ceiling
How long did it take to paint the cistine chapel?
*Sistine ;) It took 4 years. 1508-1512
How long did it take Michelangelo to paint the ceiling to the Sistine chapel?
4 years. He stopped and started on it and often redid what he all ready had done. It was 70 feet from floor to ceiling and he had to erect scaffolding to reach the ceiling and laid on his back painting. I have seen the ceiling 3 times and since it was cleaned the figures look like they are moving. The Vatican has a web site for the ceiling so go there to see it.
