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Another of his greatest works in the large
marble sculpture David, which he produced between 1501 and 1504. The
expression on David’s face is termed terribilita, a characteristic of many
Michelangelo’s figures. He was later called back to Rome by Pope Julius II in
1505 for two duties. First, Michelangelo painted the frescoes on the ceiling of
the Sistine Chapel. For nearly three years Michelangelo painted lying on his
back on scaffolding. His second duty was to paint nine scenes from Genesis on
the vault of the papel chapel, which include God Separating Light from
Darkness, the Creation of Adam, the Creation of Eve, the Temptation and Fall of
Adam and Eve, and the Flood. Before the assignment of the Sistine Chapel,
Michelangelo had been ordered by Pope Julius II to make the pope’s tomb. He
wanted it to be the most magnificent tomb of Christian times. Due to the lack
of money, Pope Julius II ordered him to finish the Sistine Chapel. In 1536,
Michelangelo started ...

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