The Creation of Adam

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title: The Creation of Adam
text: The Creation of Adam, also known as The Creation of Man, is a fresco painting by Italian artist Michelangelo, which forms part of the Sistine Chapel's ceiling, painted c. 1508–1512. It illustrates the Biblical creation narrative from the Book of Genesis in which God gives life to Adam, the first man. The fresco is 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 imitation
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description: Fresco by Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Creation_of_Adam
date created: 2004-03-07T20:49:49Z
date modified: 2024-08-27T07:30:02Z
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