The subjects of the ceiling were determined by __________.
A) Michelangelo
B) Pope Julius
C) The College of Cardinals at the Vatican
D) none of the above

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Michelangelo was given the freedom to choose the subjects for the Sistine Chapel ceiling by Pope Julius II, who commissioned the work. Michelangelo decided on a complex scheme of biblical and classical figures that would illustrate the story of humanity's fall from grace and the promise of salvation.

The Subjects of the Ceiling Were Determined by __________