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The Prophet Zechariah

Sistine Chapel ceiling, over the entrance — the first figure Michelangelo painted. Zechariah peers into a heavy book: the prophet of the king coming on a donkey.

The Prophet Zechariah
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About Michelangelo Buonarroti

1475–1564 · Italian

Italian, Caprese 1475–1564 Rome