who commissioned michelangelo to paint the sistine chapel?
The Creation of Man detail, Sistine ceiling (1508 - 1512). Pope Julius II commissioned the frescoes for the Sistine Chapel. The Creation of Man is one of the most overwhelming visions in the history of art. In 1505, shortly after the David was placed at the main entrance to the Palazzo Vecchio, Michelangelo was called to Rome by Pope Julius II.