1512_Boaz_Michelangelo.txt http://www.artbible.info/art/large/212.html Michelangelo Buonarroti 1475 – 1564 Boaz fresco — 1508-1512 Sistine Chapel, Vatican City Michelangelo Buonarroti biography This work is linked to Ruth 2:1 Boaz was a wealthy farmer from Bethlehem, married to Ruth. He is one of David's and Jesus' ancestors. This is one of the frescoes in the arches above the windows in the Sistine Chapel.