MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
(b. 1475, Caprese, d. 1564, Roma)

Medallion

1511
Fresco, diameter c. 135 cm
Cappella Sistina, Vatican

The medallion in the first bay, above Joel, represents the scene Bidkar Throwing the Body of the deposed King Joram from his Chariot in Naboth's Vineyard. The pure gold leaf with which the figures in the medallions are heightened was applied 'a secco'.