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01-02-2018 | Art in RMD
Differential diagnosis of a wrist mass on the Delphic Sybil of the Sistine Chapel ceiling (1508–1512) by Michelangelo (1475–1564)
Published in: Rheumatology International | Issue 2/2018
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The Ceiling of The Sistine Chapel (1508–1512) (Fig. 1a) is considered the greatest artistic masterpiece in the world and is visited by over five million people a year. It was painted by Michelangelo (or Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni; 1475–1564), who in-turn is recognized as one of the ‘trinity’ of great masters of the High Renaissance (with Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael).
Fig. 1
The Sistine Chapel ceiling (1508–1512) by Michelangelo, (a) complete painting of the Delphic Sybil (b) close-up of the right hand with the wrist mass highlighted by a circle © Apostolic Palace, Vatican City
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