Michelangelo Buonarroti 1475 – 1564
The Prophet Ezekiel
fresco — 1508-1512
Michelangelo Buonarroti biography
This work is linked to Ezekiel 1:1
Art and the Bible - Ezekiel 1 - Old Testament
The Book of the Prophet Ezekiel 1 Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river of Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God. 2 In the fifth day
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Ezekiel was the third great prophet of Israel, usually ranking after Isaiah and Jeremiah. He was active during the Babylonian Exile, a turbulent episode in Jewish history. His life and works are collected in the book of Ezekiel.
This is one of the frescoes showing prophets in the Sistine Chapel. It is part of Michelangelo's ceiling decoration.
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