While Michelangelo is famous for many of his works of art, one would say he is most known for his painting of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Interestingly enough, we learned that he despised painting and preferred sculpting, hence another of his famous works the Pieta. His work on the Sistine Chapel was commissioned by Pope Julius II. This work caused quite a bit of conflict between Michaelangelo and Pope Julius but also within the very Catholic Michaelangelo. Not wanting to disobey the Pope’s commission or deny God’s plan for him, Michaelangelo forced himself to complete the work on the Sistine Chapel.
