The Creation of Adam is a fresco by the Italian artist Michelangelo, forming part of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City. Painted between 1508 and 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 the fourth in a chronological series of panels depicting scenes from Genesis that run along the center of the ceiling, and it is also known as The Creation of Man. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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LocationSistine Chapel ceiling, Vatican City 1 Primary Material Commissioned By Height (metres) Partially Attested
Year CreatedPainted 1508-1512 per the article; Value is the infobox year (completion year). Wikidata inception gives 1511 Connections
Sources
1. The Creation of Adam (Wikipedia)
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1512
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Fresco
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Ceiling plaster
Introduction, sentence 1
forms part of the Sistine Chapel's ceiling
Analysis, Depiction of Eve's rib
the commissioner of the ceiling, Pope Julius II
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280
Genre reference
The Creation of Adam is a fresco by the Italian artist Michelangelo, forming part of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City.
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Wikimedia FoundationWorks Created: Michelangelo, Works section, Sistine Chapel ceiling subsectionQuote, Works Created: Michelangelo, Works section, Sistine Chapel ceiling subsection
One of the central images, The Creation of Adam is one of the best known and most reproduced works in the history of art.
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