by Michelangelo, 1509
The Prophet Isaiah sits as one of seven male prophets painted this around the Sistine Chapel ceiling's perimeter. Michelangelo depicted Isaiah turning suddenly, as if interrupted while reading his scroll. A young attendant points to something off-canvas, capturing a moment of divine revelation.
Isaiah wears robes of blue and gold, and his powerful physique demonstrates Michelangelo's anatomical mastery. The prophet's face shows deep contemplation, appropriate for the author of messianic prophecies about Christ's coming. Each prophet and sibyl on the ceiling is flanked by attendants (putti or genii) who add compositional balance. Isaiah remains one of the most psychologically intense figures in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican Museums.
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Sandro Botticelli, 1485
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Raphael, 1511
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Raphael, 1510
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Titian, 1538
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Titian, 1555
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

El Greco, 1614
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Sandro Botticelli, 1482
Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Florence
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