The Creation of Adam
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The Creation of Adam is a famous fresco by Michelangelo on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, depicting God giving life to the first man and considered one of the most iconic images in Western art.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Creation of Adam canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fresco
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painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
masterpiece of the Sistine Chapel ceiling
ⓘ
one of the most famous images in Western art ⓘ |
| artist | Michelangelo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artworkSurface | ceiling ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Biblical creation narrative
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Book of Genesis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Pope Julius II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | circa 1512 ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | restored ⓘ |
| country | Vatican City ⓘ |
| creator | Michelangelo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictionStyle |
dynamic composition
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idealized human anatomy ⓘ monumental figures ⓘ |
| depicts |
Adam
NERFINISHED
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God NERFINISHED ⓘ God giving life to Adam ⓘ the Biblical creation of man ⓘ |
| genre | religious art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
figure of Adam
ⓘ
figure of God the Father ⓘ group of angels around God ⓘ outstretched arm of Adam ⓘ outstretched arm of God ⓘ |
| iconicElement | nearly touching hands of God and Adam ⓘ |
| inception | circa 1511 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Western art
ⓘ
popular culture ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Italian ⓘ |
| location |
Sistine Chapel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vatican City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
fresco technique
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water-based pigments ⓘ wet plaster ⓘ |
| movement | High Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Creazione di Adamo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Sistine Chapel ceiling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Sistine Chapel ceiling frescoes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Italian Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| restoration | late 20th century cleaning of Sistine Chapel ceiling ⓘ |
| subjectHeading |
Adam (Biblical figure)
NERFINISHED
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God (Christianity) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
creation
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divine-human relationship ⓘ origin of humanity ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.