Which famous artist painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

Similarly, what did Michelangelo paint on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

Two of the most important scenes on the ceiling are his frescoes of the Creation of Adam and the Fall of Adam and Eve/Expulsion from the Garden. In order to frame the central Old Testament scenes, Michelangelo painted a fictive architectural molding and supporting statues down the length of the chapel.

Furthermore, did Michelangelo want to paint the Sistine Chapel? Michelangelo initially refused because he wanted to devote his time to sculpture instead of painting. But a request from the Pope is hard to turn down, so Michelangelo eventually gave in. In his thirties, Michelangelo would work on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel from 1508-1512.

Accordingly, what makes the Sistine Chapel ceiling so famous?

It is famous for its Renaissance frescoes by Michelangelo. The Sistine Chapel had great symbolic meaning for the papacy as the chief consecrated… The Sistine Chapel is a rectangular brick building with six arched windows on each of the two main (or side) walls and a barrel-vaulted ceiling.

Did Michelangelo get paid for the Sistine Chapel?

A. Almost exactly 501 years ago, on May 10, 1508, Michelangelo made a note that in return for payment of "500 ducats," he had begun work on preparing the vault of the chapel for painting.