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Michelangelo Buonarroti 1475 – 1564

The Creation of Adam
fresco (480 × 230 cm) — 1508-1512
Sistine Chapel, Vatican City

Michelangelo Buonarroti biography

This work is linked to Genesis 1:27

An energetic, dynamic God points his finger at Adam, who as a result becomes alive. There is no visible spark, but Michelangelo did not need any to create a very strong image.

This well-known fresco is part of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, that shows several other episodes from Genesis.