Sistine Chapel?

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Who was the skinned person in the Sistine Chapel?
I need the name of the person. Thanks!

2007-01-27 12:05:30 · 2 answers · asked by twist 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting

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2007-01-27 12:16:51 · update #1

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The flayed skin is held by St. Bartholomew as a representation of his martyrdom and the skin itself is a self-portrait of Michelangelo himself.

A second self-portrait appears in the lower left corner in the figure of the man looking up to the centre of the painting.

Link goes to a detail of St. Bartholomew and the flayed skin.

2007-01-27 20:01:38 · answer #1 · answered by the_lipsiot 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Michelangelo, himself.

2007-01-27 12:30:58 · answer #2 · answered by Alwyn C 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋