When looking at the Pictorial scheme of Sistine Chapel ceiling, how do you discuss its Nine scenes from the Book of Genesis's Medallions?
Medallions Adjacent to the smaller biblical scenes in the first register and supported by the paired ignudi are ten medallions. In four of the five most highly finished, the space is crowded with figures in violent action, similar to Michelangelo's cartoon for the Battle of Cascina. The subjects depicted are somewhat ambiguous, with Vasari merely saying they are taken from the Book of Kings. According to Ulrich Pfisterer, Michelangelo adapted the medallions from woodcut illustrations in the 1490 Malermi Bible, the first Italian-language Bible, named after its translator, Nicolò Malermi. The medallions have been interpreted as depicting:Abraham about to sacrifice his son Isaac
The Destruction of the Statue of Baal
The worshippers of Baal being brutally slaughtered
Uriah being beaten to death
Nathan the priest condemning King David for murder and adultery
King David's traitorous son Absalom caught by his hair in a tree while trying to escape and beheaded by David's troops
Joab sneaking up on Abner to murder him
Joram being hurled from a chariot onto his head
Elijah being carried up to Heaven
A subject which was either obliterated or left incomplete
Bible Abraham Elijah Malermi Bible after Uriah Absalom Nicolò Malermi Joram Baal fig Abner ignudi adultery angel register David art Ulrich Pfisterer Joab Book of Kings Michelangelo Isaac left