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Zerubbabel, Abiud and Eliakim, by Michelangelo, fresco, 1508

Zerubbabel, Abiud and Eliakim

Michelangelo

1508

fresco

From the collection of Vatican Museums

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Overview

Zerubbabel, Abiud and Eliakim is a 1508 fresco by Michelangelo, a High Renaissance work, held at Vatican Museums.

Who painted this?
Michelangelo
When & what style?
1508 · High Renaissance
Where can I see it?
Vatican Museums

About this work

This painting shows three men and two babies. The men are wearing long robes, and the babies are naked. The man on the left is holding a baby and wearing a white robe with a yellow cloth around his waist. The man in the middle is wearing a brown robe and a hat, and he's holding a baby. The man on the right is wearing a white robe. There's a sign above them with some words on it. The sign has the names Zerubbabel, Abiud, and Eliakim on it. The painting is very old and was made by a famous artist named Michelangelo. He painted it on a wall in a special way called fresco. You might want to look up more about Michelangelo.

About the artist

Portrait of Michelangelo
Artist

Michelangelo

Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (6 March 1475 – 18 February 1564), known mononymously as Michelangelo, was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet of the High Renaissance.

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