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The Creation of Adam

The Creation of Adam
Italian: Creazione di Adamo
ArtistMichelangelo
Yearc. 1512
TypeFresco
Dimensions280 cm × 570 cm (9 ft 2 in × 18 ft 8 in)[1]

The Creation of Adam (Italian: Creazione di Adamo), also known as The Creation of Man[2],: plate 54  is a fresco painting by Italian artist Michelangelo, which forms part of the Sistine Chapel's ceiling, painted c. 1508–1512.[3] 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 iconographic 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.[4] Michelangelo's Creation of Adam is one of the most replicated religious paintings of all time.[5]

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  2. ^ Goldscheider, Ludwig (1967). Michelangelo: Paintings, Sculpture, Architecture (Complete ed.). London & New York: Phaidon. OCLC 987446.
  3. ^ Marinazzo, Adriano (2022). "Michelangelo as the Creator. The self-portrait of the Buonarroti Archive, XIII, 111 r". Critica d'Arte (13–14): 99–107.
  4. ^ Katz, Jamie (9 April 2009). "The Measure of Genius: Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel at 500". Smithsonian Magazine. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  5. ^ "20 of the World's Most Famous Art Pieces". HistoryLists.org. 14 October 2023. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2018.