Creation of Adam
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The Creation of Adam is a renowned fresco by Michelangelo on the Sistine Chapel ceiling, famous for its iconic image of God reaching out to give life to the first man.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Creation of Adam | 2 |
| Creation of Adam canonical | 1 |
| Creation of man | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Renaissance artwork
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fresco ⓘ religious painting ⓘ |
| artForm | mural painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance | iconic image of human creation ⓘ |
| basedOn | Book of Genesis ⓘ |
| colorPalette | vibrant Renaissance colors ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Pope Julius II ⓘ |
| completionDate | circa 1512 ⓘ |
| country | Vatican City ⓘ |
| creator | Michelangelo ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | one of the most reproduced religious paintings in history ⓘ |
| depicts |
Adam
ⓘ
Book of Genesis ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Genesis creation narrative
God ⓘ biblical scene ⓘ |
| depictsEvent | creation of the first man ⓘ |
| depictsFigure |
the Father
ⓘ
surface form:
God the Father
angelic figures ⓘ nude Adam ⓘ |
| depictsMoment | God giving life to Adam ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian art
ⓘ
religious art ⓘ |
| hasIconicElement |
gap between the fingers of God and Adam
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outstretched arm of Adam ⓘ outstretched arm of God ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
Western religious iconography
ⓘ
popular culture imagery of creation ⓘ |
| inception | circa 1511 ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | visual art ⓘ |
| locatedInBuilding | Apostolic Palace ⓘ |
| locatedOn | ceiling of the Sistine Chapel ⓘ |
| location |
Sistine Chapel
ⓘ
Vatican City ⓘ |
| materialUsed | fresco technique ⓘ |
| medium | buon fresco ⓘ |
| movement | High Renaissance ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
central panel on Sistine Chapel ceiling
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nearly touching hands of God and Adam ⓘ |
| partOf |
Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling frescoes
ⓘ
surface form:
Sistine Chapel ceiling
|
| partOfSeries |
Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling frescoes
ⓘ
surface form:
Genesis cycle on Sistine Chapel ceiling
Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling frescoes ⓘ
surface form:
Sistine Chapel ceiling frescoes
|
| period |
Italian Renaissance painting
ⓘ
surface form:
Italian High Renaissance
|
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| subjectHeading |
Creation of Adam
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Creation of man
|
| usesPerspective | foreshortening ⓘ |
| usesTechnique | chiaroscuro ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Creation of Adam
this entity surface form:
The Creation of Adam
subject surface form:
The Creation of Adam
this entity surface form:
Creation of man