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495 years ago today

Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 7:50 am
by Bob Juch
Michelangelo said, "Whew!," as he completed repainting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.

Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 8:17 am
by gsabc
To which the Pope replied, "I wanted BLUE!"

Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 8:33 am
by wintergreen48
The part that bothered the Pope was that the 'Creation of Man' originally had a caption where God told Adam 'Pull My finger.'

http://www.danel.ch/images/sistine_chapel.jpg