Prophet Daniel (Michelangelo)

A fresco figure on the Sistine Chapel ceiling in the Vatican Palace, one of seven Old Testament prophets Michelangelo painted as part of the ceiling campaign carried out between 1508 and 1512. The figure is positioned second on the right side of the ceiling counting from the High Altar. Rather than the familiar episode of Daniel in the lions' den, Michelangelo shows the prophet absorbed in reading a large book, which a muscular attendant figure holds up for him from below. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/