![On this day in 1483, Pope Sixtus IV dedicated the Sistine Chapel to the Assumption of the Virgin , celebrated each year on 15 August. – Italian Art Society On this day in 1483, Pope Sixtus IV dedicated the Sistine Chapel to the Assumption of the Virgin , celebrated each year on 15 August. – Italian Art Society](https://www.italianartsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/58325963056_3.jpg)
On this day in 1483, Pope Sixtus IV dedicated the Sistine Chapel to the Assumption of the Virgin , celebrated each year on 15 August. – Italian Art Society
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Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome, Italy Editorial Image - Image of christianity, catholicism: 154484700
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Pope Sixtus IV (Francesco della Rovere) Responsible for the construction of the Sistine Chapel in..., Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. MEV-10270467 | agefotostock
![Pope Sixtus IV (1414-1484) attends Mass in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican Miniature decoupee of the 15th century. Sun 0,1x0,16 m Chantilly, musee Conde by Unknown Artist, (15th century) Pope Sixtus IV (1414-1484) attends Mass in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican Miniature decoupee of the 15th century. Sun 0,1x0,16 m Chantilly, musee Conde by Unknown Artist, (15th century)](https://images-cdn.bridgemanimages.com/api/1.0/image/600wm.JLJ.19497540.7055475/4576312.jpg)
Pope Sixtus IV (1414-1484) attends Mass in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican Miniature decoupee of the 15th century. Sun 0,1x0,16 m Chantilly, musee Conde by Unknown Artist, (15th century)
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Sistine Chapel Facts: Michelangelo and the Popes Who Created the Masterpiece of Western Art - Owlcation
![Sandro Botticelli, Frescoes in the Sistine Chapel | Podere Santa Pia, Holiday house in the south of Tuscany Sandro Botticelli, Frescoes in the Sistine Chapel | Podere Santa Pia, Holiday house in the south of Tuscany](http://www.travelingintuscany.com/images/art/botticelli/sistenesixtus700.jpg)