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  Worldvisitguide > Places > Vatican Museums - Sistine... > Indoor Architecture > Sistine Chapel > Brazen Serpent
Brazen Serpent

Material : Fresco
Item 16 on 28
Indoor Architecture
Fresco (Ceiling)

Vitrine : 3

Area related
Le Vatican (Le Vatican)


Description   

The large spandrels placed in the corners of the ceiling narrate four episodes of the miraculous salvation of the people of Israel. These should be interpreted as prefigurations of the Messiah, because they testify as to the constant presence of God in the life of his people and the continuous renewal of the promise of Redemption. They are therefore junction points between the stories of the ceiling and those of the walls.
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Michel-Ange
Article "Michel-Ange" d'Etienne Bricon paru dans La grande encyclopédie : inventaire raisonné des sciences, des lettres et des arts - Paris 1885-1902

 
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