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Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sistine \Sis"tine\, a.[It. sistino.] Of or pertaining to Pope Sixtus. Sistine chapel , a chapel in the Vatican at Rome, built by Pope Sixtus IV., and decorated with frescoes by Michael Angelo and others.
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The Sistine Chapel (; ; ) is a chapel in the Apostolic Palace , the official residence of the Pope , in Vatican City . Originally known as the Cappella Magna , the chapel takes its name from Pope Sixtus IV , who restored it between 1477 and 1480. Since ...
Usage examples of sistine chapel.
But his dear friend was dead and a new day was being forged in the Sistine Chapel, one that would not include him.
Instead of returning to his Apostolic Apartments, the Pope led his cardinal to a small room off the Sistine Chapel.
And with almost forty of them unable to travel in time to the Conclave, the Sistine Chapel could hold the stalls of those cardinals permanently based on Pacem.
I was reminded of it anew by something you said not long ago, Benita, about the Sistine Chapel.
The Pope began to think it was an evil omen to build his own tomb, so he made up his mind that Michelangelo should instead set to work to fresco the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
You told me you were stationed in Rome and you discussed Michelangelo's work on the Sistine Chapel, apparently without realizing that the Sistine Madonna is the work of Raphael, not Michelangelo, and is located in Piacenza, not Rome.