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The Sistine Chapel is famous primarily because of the frescoes that adorn its interior. The most notable are The Sistine Chapel ceiling and The Last Judgment, both created by Michelangelo. Michelangelo's frescoes with an eschatological theme can thus be seen as an artistic evolution from the different Joachim writings in the 12th century that spoke about the apocalypse and the end days. The Sistine Chapel is primarily famous for its frescoes that adorn the interior. Specifically, The Sistine Chapel ceiling and The Last Judgment, both created by Michelangelo. Michelangelo's frescoes of an eschatological nature are thus an artistic evolution from the different Joachim writings in the 12th century concerning the apocalypse and end times. The Sistine Chapel is famous mainly because of the frescoes that adorn the interior. These include The Sistine Chapel ceiling and The Last Judgment, both works of Michelangelo. The latter artist's frescoes, depicting an eschatological theme, can thus be considered an artistic evolution from the different Joachim writings of the 12th century that spoke about the apocalypse and the final days.