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

The Deluge (detail)

1508-09
Fresco
Cappella Sistina, Vatican

Some people are lost due to their excessive attachment to worldly things, and seek safety carrying their possessions with them. In the foreground of the fresco, they seek to flee from the threat of the rising waters by crowding onto the rocky islet on the right .




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