Rightly considered a jewel of world art, visiting the Sistine Chapel is a defining experience, one that leaves a mark in the mind and the soul. Famously painted by Michelangelo, in truth other famous artists participated to its frescoing, too, including Perugino, Botticelli, Ghirlandaio and Rosselli.

If you have not had the chance to see this magnificent work of art, then this video presented by the California Patrons of the Arts Vatican Museums is the right way to get an idea — albeit very small! — of the soul-touching beauty of this place: