Map of the Sails: Sistine Chapel Vault

Map of the Sails: Sistine Chapel Vault

A detailed map of the sails of the Sistine Chapel vault, created by Michelangelo Buonarroti. The sails, located between the vault’s architecture, contain frescoes depicting biblical scenes and stories of prophets and sibyls. Each number on the table corresponds to a specific sail and indicates the scene depicted, such as the “Prophet Zechariah” or the “Libyan Sibyl.” The table offers an overall view of the arrangement of the sails, highlighting how these frescoes fit into the Sistine Chapel’s overall iconographic composition, with a focus on their connection to the other scenes on the vault and their symbolic and theological significance.

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