The painting of The Last Judgement started before 1536 .
Helen Gardner , p. 469Robert Coughlan , The World of Michelangelo , Time-Life International , ( 1966 ) p. 116 In a different climate after the Sack of Rome , he returned and between 1536 and 1541 , painted The Last Judgement for Popes Clement VII and Paul III.Robert Coughlan , p. 127 The fame of Michelangelo 's paintings has drawn multitudes of visitors to the chapel , ever since they were revealed five hundred years ago.
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