Step into a painstakingly-crafted recreation of a historic masterpiece.
In 1508, Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, a sculptor by trade, was forced against his will by Pope Julius II to paint the ceiling of the legendary Sistine Chapel, a location within the holy Vatican City where new Popes are selected. Despite his hesitation towards taking on such a daunting task—Michelangelo was experienced with a chisel, not a brush—the reluctant artist would end up painting what is today considered a cornerstone work of High Renaissance art.
From the years of 1508 to 1512, Michelangelo painted 300 individual