The Creation of Adam
Also known as Sistine Chapel ceiling - Creation of Adam, Creation of Adam, The Creation of Man
fresco by Michelangelo, part of the Sistine Chapel ceiling
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"The Creation of Adam" is a famous fresco painting by Michelangelo on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel that depicts God reaching out to give life to the first human. It is one of the most iconic and recognizable artworks in Western art history, celebrated for its extraordinary artistic skill and its powerful representation of a biblical moment.
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- The Creation of Adam perspective fix.jpg
- Height
- 280
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- 570
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- catalog code
- 26
- depicts Iconclass notation
- 71A311
- Commons category
- Sistine Chapel ceiling - Creation of Adam
- inception
- 1511-00-00
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The Creation of Adam (Italian: Creazione di Adamo), also known as The Creation of Man, is a fresco painting by Italian artist Michelangelo, which forms part of the Sistine Chapel's ceiling, painted 1508–1512. It illustrates the Biblical creation narrative from the Book of Genesis in which God gives life to Adam, the first man. The fresco is part of a complex scheme and is chronologically the fourth in the series of panels depicting episodes from Genesis.
The painting has been reproduced in countless imitations and parodies. Michelangelo's Creation of Adam is one of the most replicated religious paintings of all time.