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November 1, 1512~ Sistine Chapel ceiling opens to public

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The Sistine Chapel takes its name from Pope Sixtus IV della Rovere (pontiff from 1471 to 1484) who had the old Cappella Magna restored between 1477 and 1480. On 15 August 1483, Sixtus IV consecrated the new chapel dedicating it to Our Lady of the Assumption. Julius II della Rovere (pontiff from 1503 to 1513), nephew of Sixtus IV, decided to partly alter the decoration, entrusting the work in 1508 to Michelangelo Buonarroti, who painted the Ceiling and, on the upper part of the walls, the lunettes. The work was finished in October 1512 and on the Feast of All Saints (1 November), Julius II inaugurated the Sistine Chapel with a solemn Mass.
https://www.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/en/collezioni/musei/cappella-sistina/storia-cappella-sistina.html

Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel  by Michelangelo

1508-1512 / Fresco; pigment on wet plaster / Chapel dimensions: 133’x43’x68’

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November 1~ Artists at their Easels

Artist Birthday Quiz for 11/1~

October 31, 1896~ American singer and actress Ethel Waters born

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Portrait of Ethel Waters by Luigi Lucioni

1939 / Oil on canvas / 32”x25” / Huntsville Museum of Art, Alabama

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Luigi Lucioni and his painting of Ethel Waters

Previous October 31 posts:

Autumn~ October 31

Katsushika Hokusai: Born October 31(?), 1760

Artist Birthday Quiz for 10/31~

October 30, 1831~ Slave insurrection leader Nat Turner discovered and captured

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One Night at Cabin Pond by Stephen Towns

“In this quilt, Baltimore artist Stephen Towns shows us the hours before the uprising began”
2016 / Natural and synthetic fabric, nylon tulle, polyester and cotton thread,
crystal glass beads, resin and metal buttons / 35”x28 1/2”
Image belongs to the artist, photograph by Joseph Hyde

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Previous October 30 posts:

Autumn~ October 30

Artist Birthday Quiz for 10/30~

October 25, 2016~ Museo del Prado opens its first solo exhibition of a female artist

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Still Life with Flowers, a Silver-gilt Goblet, Dried Fruit, Sweetmeats,
Bread sticks, Wine and a Pewter Pitcher  by Clara Peeters

1611 / Oil on panel / 20 2/5”x28 3/4” / Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, Spain

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Previous October 25 posts:

Autumn~ October 25

Artist Birthday Quiz for 10/25~

October 21, 1959~ The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum opens

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Solomon R. Guggenheim by Hilla Rebay

1928 / Oil on canvas / 60”x40” / Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, NYC

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The Frank Lloyd Wright Building Timeline~
https://www.guggenheim.org/the-frank-lloyd-wright-building/timeline
About Frank Lloyd Wright~ https://franklloydwright.org/frank-lloyd-wright/

Previous October 21 posts:

Autumn~ October 21

Mary Blair: Born October 21, 1911

Artist Birthday Quiz for 10/21~