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

Medallion

1511
Fresco, diameter c. 135 cm
Cappella Sistina, Vatican

The medallion in the first bay, above the Delphic Sibyl, represents the scene Murder of Abner. It is partly destroyed by the explosion of the powder magazine at Castel Sant'Angelo in 1797.