Creation of Adam

Fresco by Michelangelo, painted around 1511. It is the fourth of the nine central compositions of the Sistine Chapel ceiling, dedicated to the nine plots of the book of Genesis. "The Creation of Adam" is one of the most outstanding compositions of the painting of the Sistine Chapel. God the Father flies in endless space, surrounded by wingless angels, with a flying white tunic. The right hand is extended towards Adam's hand and almost touches it. Lying on a green rock, Adam's body gradually begins to move, awakens to life. The whole composition is focused on the two-hand gesture. The hand of God gives an impulse, and the hand of Adam receives it, giving vital energy to the whole body. By the fact that their hands do not touch, Michelangelo emphasized the impossibility of combining the divine and the human. In the image of God, according to the artist's intention, it is not a miraculous beginning that prevails, but a gigantic creative energy. In the image of Adam, Michelangelo praises the strength and beauty of the human body. In fact, it is not the very creation of man that appears before us, but the moment at which he receives a soul, a passionate search for the divine, a thirst for knowledge. Wikipedia