The Deluge (Sistine Chapel)
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The Deluge (Sistine Chapel) is one of Michelangelo’s frescoes on the Sistine Chapel ceiling, depicting the biblical story of Noah’s Flood with dramatic, densely packed human figures struggling for survival.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Deluge (Sistine Chapel) canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Renaissance artwork
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fresco ⓘ religious painting ⓘ |
| artMovement | High Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artStyle |
complex multi-figure grouping
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dramatic foreshortening ⓘ monumental figure composition ⓘ |
| basedOn | Book of Genesis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Pope Julius II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | circa 1512 ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | restored ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Vatican City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Michelangelo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Noah’s Flood
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ark in the distance ⓘ biblical story of the Deluge ⓘ human figures struggling for survival ⓘ rising floodwaters ⓘ stormy sky ⓘ |
| depictsCharacter | Noah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | biblical painting ⓘ |
| inception | circa 1508 ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | visual art ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Apostolic Palace
NERFINISHED
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Sistine Chapel NERFINISHED ⓘ Vatican City ⓘ |
| material |
pigments
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water-based paint ⓘ |
| medium | fresco ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
densely packed human figures
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dynamic poses ⓘ multiple narrative episodes in one scene ⓘ strong chiaroscuro modeling ⓘ |
| partOf | Sistine Chapel ceiling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Italian Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionOnCeiling |
near the entrance of the chapel
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one of the nine central narrative scenes ⓘ |
| restoration | late 20th-century Sistine Chapel restoration campaign ⓘ |
| significance |
illustrates Michelangelo’s early ceiling style with smaller figures
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one of the earliest scenes painted on the Sistine ceiling ⓘ |
| support | plaster on ceiling ⓘ |
| theme |
divine judgment
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human suffering ⓘ salvation ⓘ sin and punishment ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.