michelangelo sistine chapel ceiling creation of adam

The Sistine Chapel ceiling fresco tells the biblical story from the Book of Genesis, and 'The Creation of Adam' depicts the moment when God breathes life into Adam. Michelangelo was one of the greatest artists of the Italian...


The Sistine Chapel; Ceiling


The Creation of Adam (detail,


Sistine Chapel ceiling


Sistine Chapel Ceiling:


Sistine Chapel Ceiling


Detail from Creation of Adam.

Michelangelo Buonarroti. Michelangelo is important to history for numerous reasons. He was asked by Pope Julius to paint the Sistine Chapel, and he painted two very well known paintings to history, The creation of Adam, and The Last Judgement. Michelangelo, who has always regarded himself as a painter, was requested by Pope Julius II, to paint twelve figures of apostles and some decorations on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in 1475. By surprise...
Peyton's Blogging: Michelangelo Research Paper!~

Michelangelo's portrayal on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel of the creation of Adam by God has become a visual icon of all of this. The theological doctrine is encapsulated in the statement that 'God created man in his own...
michelangelo sistine chapel ceiling creation of adam