The Prophet Joel
Artist	Michelangelo
Year	circa 1508–1512
Type	Fresco
Dimensions	390 cm × 380 cm (150 in × 150 in)
Location	Sistine Chapel,Vatican Palace,Vatican City

The Prophet Joel is one of the sevenOld Testamentprophets painted by theItalianHigh Renaissance masterMichelangelo (c. 1508–1512) on theSistine Chapel ceiling. TheSistine Chapel is inVatican Palace, in theVatican City.

This particularfresco imagines the person ofJoel, aprophet from theHebrew Bible, whose teachings appear in theBook of Joel. Critics have often commented on the rhythmic posture of the figure, and the artist's use of several inner horizontal lines for the clothing, which stands out when compared to some of the otherfrescoes. But the most engaging part of thefresco is the face of the central figure, a portrait of the architect Bramante,^[1] which appears to reveal wisdom, disdain and intense focus all at once; the open scroll in his hands only enhancing this sense of wisdom.

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