among the most important artistic creations in the history of the world. Near the center of this virtuoso display of more than 380 figures spread over

almost 13,000 square feet is the masterpiece titled "The Creation Of Adam". An anylysis of the historical backround of this fresco along with an

evaluation of the subject matter, lines, and color will show why this painting is among the most important within this incredible arrangement, and why

it has touched and inspired so many in the last 500 years.

The chapel was built built in the heart of the Vatican palaces for Pope Sixtus IV between 1477 and 1481, to the same dimensions given in the Bible for

Solomon's Temple. The walls were decorated with frescoes depicting scenes from the life of Christ and Moses painted by Perugino, Botticelli, Ghirlandajo

and others. The ceiling was painted as to display a deep blue sky showing stars and patterns of the zodiac. Several years after the chapel's completion,

drainage and structural problems caused large cracks to appearin the ceiling. These problems were a

only 33 years old in 1508 when he began the project which would become his greatest accomplishment. He was already famous for his great sculptures in

his shoulders and ending at the head of the woman under his left arm. Adam's concave posturing interacts well with the convex portrayal of the "mantle

weight, simply passively waiting for the spark of life that God is about to infuse into him. He appears to stare knowingly at the figure of Eve as he

Some topics in this essay:
Virgin Mary, Genesis Noah’s, Chapels Florence, Michelangelo Pope, Christian God, Creation Adam, Botticelli Ghirlandajo, Sistine Chapel, Papa Terrible”, Adam God, left arm, blue sky,