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Michelangelo may have had a little fun as he completed the last of his famous Vatican frescoes.
Restorers say a figure riding horseback in a blue turban in the upper left corner of Michelangelo's 'The Crucifixion of St. Peter' bears a striking resemblance to the artist himself.
The face was completed with great detail, using a fine brush and experts admit such detail is not usually seen on frescoes, which soar above the viewer.
The grand master's private joke has lasted 460 years.
The mural was created between 1542 and 1549, when the artist was in his 70s.
Fans of his work won't get to eye-ball the master, however.
The fresco is at the Pauline Chapel, which is used by the Pope and isn't open to tourists.
