8Punishment of Haman

Michelangelo subtly included portraits of some of his contemporaries within the frescoes.

The face of Biagio da Cesena, a Vatican official known for criticizing the nudity in the artwork, was immortalized as the face of the condemned Haman in “The Punishment of Haman” scene.

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