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The Preaching of the Antichrist

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The Preaching of the Antichrist is a fresco by the Italian Renaissance painter Luca Signorelli, one of the scenes from what is considered his masterpiece, a cycle of frescoes on apocalyptic themes painted between 1499 and 1504 that decorate the Chapel of San Brizio in Orvieto Cathedral. Michelangelo is recorded as having drawn inspiration for his own The Last Judgment from studying Signorelli's frescoes at Orvieto. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Fresco 1
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Chapel of San Brizio, Orvieto Cathedral 1
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Painting 1
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1. The Preaching of the Antichrist (Wikipedia)
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    is a fresco by the Italian Renaissance painter Luca Signorelli
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    decorate the Chapel of San Brizio in Orvieto Cathedral
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    The Preaching of the Antichrist is a fresco by the Italian Renaissance painter Luca Signorelli, one of the scenes from what is considered his masterpiece, a cycle of frescoes on apocalyptic themes painted between 1499 and 1504 that decorate the Chapel of San Brizio in Orvieto Cathedral.
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