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Michelangelo Buonarroti 1475 – 1564 Noah's Drunkennessfresco — 1508-1512
Michelangelo Buonarroti biography This work is linked to Genesis 9:21 |
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On the left Noah is working in his vineyard. After drinking too much wine he falls asleep. His son Ham finds him and alerts his brothers. Shem and Japheth then cover their father with a blanket, without having a look at him. This is a fresco on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. |
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