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Angeli Dell' Apocalisse - Cappella Sistina - Città Del Vaticano - Michelangelo






"Col Libro aperto in mano, nel quale ciascheduno leggendo e riconoscendo la passata vita, abbia quasi da se stesso a giudicarsi" 

 - Scritto da: Ascanio Condivi (Ripatransone 1525 - Ripatransone 1574) - Primo Importante Biografo di Michelangelo Buonarroti -

 Fonte: Viaggio Nella Cappella Sistina - Alberto Angela - Rizzoli pagina 231
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