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Headline: This Day in History: Sistine Chapel Ceiling Opens to Public

Caption: November 1, 1512. The breathtaking series of ceiling frescoes where painted by Renaissance artist Michelangelo Buonarroti over the span of four years. They are widely considered his most memorable work, as well as some of the greatest paintings of the Western world.

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