Cocotoo Italian Restaurant Manchester with replica of michelangelo's sistine Chapel ceiling by artist Michael Browne

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For 18 months, Browne, 32, who has a master's degree in fine arts from Manchester University, spent up to 10 hours a day painting. His masterpiece, which coverers 2,000 square feet (the Vatican original covers nearly 6,000 square feet), is a giant mosaic of individually painted wood panels, executed in Browne's studio and then bolted to the 15-foot ceiling. Only when he is adding the finishing touches does Browne, like his forebear, take his brush to the ceiling.

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Size: 3573px × 5257px
Location: Manchester
Photo credit: © Alistair Heap / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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