Art
The creation of Adam
During the reign of Pope Julius II, between 1444 and 1513, he commissioned Michelangelo, one of the famous artists in Rome, to paint a sequence of ceiling frescos for the Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo painted nine images that are related to the stories found in the Book of Genesis. The first set of three images are related to the creation of the world, the second set of three images are related to the creation and fall of Adam and Eve, while the last set of three images are related to the story of Noah. These paintings became one of the Michelangelo’s greatest achievements.
By Vatican.com
5/17/2018
3 minutes