The Sistine
Vault

Look into a curved field of fresco, floating dust and gilded light.

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The Nine Histories of Genesis

Creation, panel by panel.

Genesis 1:26–27

Across a small interval of untouched plaster, life and grace pass from Creator to creature. Adam's languid body answers God's gathering energy.

The Altar Wall · 1536–1541

The Last Judgment Explorer

Christ turns with a commanding gesture at the centre, with Mary beside him. His body recalls the Belvedere Torso and the heroic figures of antiquity.