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The Creation of Adam
Fresco by Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel
This article is about the Michaelangelo fresco. For the event it's depicting, see Genesis creation narrative.
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 Biblicalcreation 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]
History
Main article: Sistine Chapel ceiling
In 1505, Michelangelo