7Michelangelo started working on the Sistine Chapel ceiling aged 30

When he was commissioned to paint the Sistine Chapel ceiling, Michelangelo was 30-years old. At this age, he had a good reputation as a sculptor. He worked on three great projects which he never got to finish due to several interruptions.

His work at this glorious Chapel was not all fun and game; there were disappointments, quarrels, hesitations, interruptions. This was not only from the people he worked with but also from his family members. At one point he quarrelled with the Pope and soon after he secretly left Rome for Florence. He returned to Rome after the Florentine government asked him to return to the Pope. By the time he was finishing the fresco on the Sistine Ceiling, Michelangelo was 37-years old and his reputation preceded him.

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