Creation of the Sun, Moon and Plants
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Creation of the Sun, Moon and Plants is a fresco panel on Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ceiling that portrays God dynamically forming the celestial bodies and vegetation as part of the biblical creation narrative.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Creation of the Sun, Moon and Plants canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Renaissance artwork
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ceiling painting ⓘ fresco ⓘ religious artwork ⓘ |
| artisticStyle |
dynamic composition
ⓘ
monumental figure style ⓘ |
| artMovement | High Renaissance ⓘ |
| basedOn | Genesis 1 ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Pope Julius II ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | restored ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Papal States ⓘ |
| creator | Michelangelo ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
key work in the Sistine Chapel iconographic program
ⓘ
masterpiece of Western art ⓘ |
| depictionOfGod | anthropomorphic ⓘ |
| depicts |
Book of Genesis
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God ⓘ Moon ⓘ Sun ⓘ biblical creation narrative ⓘ creation of celestial bodies ⓘ creation of vegetation ⓘ plants ⓘ separation of light from darkness ⓘ |
| genre | Christian art ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | none (visual artwork) ⓘ |
| inception | early 16th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Sistine Chapel
ⓘ
Vatican City ⓘ |
| medium | fresco ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
contrasting light and darkness
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division of the pictorial field ⓘ dramatic gestures of God ⓘ |
| partOf |
Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling frescoes
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surface form:
Sistine Chapel ceiling
|
| partOfSeries |
Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling frescoes
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surface form:
Genesis frescoes on the Sistine Chapel ceiling
|
| positionOnCeiling | one of the central narrative panels ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| restoration | late 20th century Sistine Chapel restoration ⓘ |
| theme |
Creation
ⓘ
cosmic order ⓘ divine power ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.