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The Prophet Joel
Artist	Michelangelo
Year	circa 1508–1512
Type	Fresco
Dimensions	390 cm × 380 cm (150 in × 150 in)
Location	Sistine Chapel, Vatican Palace, Vatican City

The Prophet Joel is one of the seven Old Testament prophets painted by the Italian High Renaissance master Michelangelo (c. 1508–1512) on the Sistine Chapel ceiling. The Sistine Chapel is in Vatican Palace, in the Vatican City.

This particular fresco imagines the person of Joel, a prophet from the Hebrew Bible, whose teachings appear in the Book of Joel. Critics have often commented on the rhythmic posture of the figure, and the artist's use of several inner horizontal lines for the clothing, which stands out when compared to some of the other frescoes. But the most engaging part of the fresco is the face of the central figure, a portrait of the architect Bramante, which appears to reveal wisdom, disdain and intense focus all at once; the open scroll in his hands only enhancing this sense of wisdom.

• A close-up of the face of the central figure, which reveals wisdom, disdain and intense focus

See also

• List of works by Michelangelo
• Sistine Chapel ceiling
• Prophet Jeremiah

References

1. Robertson, Charles (1986). ""Bramante, Michelangelo, and the Sistine Ceiling"". Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes. 49: 105. doi:10.2307/751291. JSTOR 751291. S2CID 195040792. Retrieved 15 February 2023.

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Life of Moses	Moses Leaving for Egypt The Youth of Moses The Crossing of the Red Sea The Descent from Mount Sinai The Punishment of the Sons of Korah Testament and Death of Moses
Life of Christ	The Baptism of Christ The Temptations of Christ The Vocation of the Apostles The Sermon on the Mount The Delivery of the Keys The Last Supper
Ceiling (Gallery)	Scenes from Genesis The Separation of Light from Darkness The Creation of the Sun, Moon, and Plants The Separation of Land and Water The Creation of Adam The Creation of Eve The Fall and Expulsion from the Garden of Eden The Sacrifice of Noah The Flood The Drunkenness of Noah Prophets Jonah Jeremiah Ezekiel Joel Zechariah Isaiah Daniel Sibyls Persian Sibyl Erythraean Sibyl Delphic Sibyl Cumaean Sibyl Libyan Sibyl
Altar wall	The Last Judgment
Tapestries	Raphael Cartoons
Related	Art patronage of Julius II Restoration of the Sistine Chapel frescoes Sistine Chapel Choir Room of Tears Vatican City The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965 film)
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