Sistine
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of Sistine
1860–65; < Italian Sistino, pertaining to Sisto man's name (< Latin Sextus ( Medieval Latin Sixtus ), special use of sextus sixth ); -ine 1
Example Sentences
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This particular drawing was the first to come to auction boasting a direct link to the artist’s iconic Sistine Chapel ceiling in the Vatican.
Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel from 1508 to 1512, creating hundreds of preparatory drawings but afterward instructing his assistants in Rome to destroy them.
Experts at Christie's say it is a foot sketch of the Libyan Sibyl which was later painted on the Sistine Chapel ceiling.
From BBC
The small red chalk sketch is thought to date to about 1511-1512 when Michelangelo was preparing to work on the second half of his painting of the Sistine ceiling, which included the Libyan Sibyl.
From BBC
Christie’s will test Michelangelo’s draftsmanship by offering up his estimated $1.5 million preparatory drawing of a foot with ties to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday.
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