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

Ancestors of Christ: figures

1509
Fresco, 245 x 340 cm
Cappella Sistina, Vatican

The figures are in the trianglar spandrel in the second bay between Joel and the Erythraean Sibyl. The spandrel is above the Zerubbabel-Abiud-Eliakim lunette.

It is generally believed that Zerubbabel is depicted here, together with his parents and a brother.