What Happened in 1508

Leonardo da Vinci Paints the Virgin and Child with St. Anne

he Virgin and Child with St Anne is an oil painting by Leonardo da Vinci depicting St. Anne, her daughter the Virgin Mary and the infant Jesus.... Read more

Michelangelo is Commissioned to Paint the Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

Sistine Chapel (Italian: Cappella Sistina) is the best-known chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the official residence of the Pope in Vatican City.... Read more