Bible Artwork

Ancestors of Christ: figures

Michelangelo- Sistine Chapel  ·  1510
Ancestors of Christ: figures
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About This Artwork

The figures are in the triangular spandrel in the fourth bay between the Erythraean Sibyl and Ezekiel. This spandrel is over the Uzziah-Jotham-Ahaz lunette. The figures are identified as Uzziah, the future king of Juda, his mother, his father Jotham, and one of his brothers.

Artwork Details

Artist
Michelangelo- Sistine Chapel
Collection
Sistine Chapel Ceiling
Date
1510
Artwork Type
Fresco
Primary Figure
Jesus

Source and Credit

Source: Wikimedia Commons
Credit: Web Gallery of Art: Image Info about artworkwga QS:P11807,"m/michelan/3sistina/7triangl/04_1sp3f"
License: Public domain