Fancy seeing the Sistine Chapel like Michelangelo did?

Monday, March 6th, 2017

New photographs of the Sistine Chapel’s artworks have been presented in a massive book that shows them in 1:1 ratio.

In other words, the photos show the artworks as the actual size Michelangelo painted them.

The book will enable art lovers to have a close-up view of the masterpieces for the first time. Read more

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