MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
(b. 1475, Caprese, d. 1564, Roma)

Frescoes above the entrance wall

1508-12
Fresco
Cappella Sistina, Vatican

Above the entrance door to the chapel is the figure of the prophet Zechariah. In the two corner pendentives, the story of Judith and Holofernes and that of David and Goliath are represented.