03/05/2023
The Creation of Adam (Michelangelo)
Making up just one small part of the magnificent fresco that covers the Sistine Chapel ceiling, The Creation of Adam is arguably Michelangelo’s most famed and revered work, alongside the statue of David. In the biblical scene, we see God reaching out and stretching to give life to Adam, the first man.
Commissioned by Pope Julius II, the Sistine Chapel ceiling was painted between 1508 and 1512, with The Creation of Adam taking pride of place amongst the central panels. Replicated and reproduced countless times since then, this gorgeous work is just one of the Renaissance man’s many masterpieces.