THE CREATION OF ADAM

David Michelangelo

I have chosen this painting, because when I was in Rome visiting the Sistine Chapel's ceiling, this artwork had a huge impact on me.

It was painted by the Italian artist Michelangelo, a Renaissance genius, whose sculptures are also astonishing. This masterpiece is found in the Church of San Pietro in Rome.

It represents God and Adam with their fingers almost touching each other and symbolizes the Genesis scene in which God creates man in his own image. The fact that the piece shows us a nude male is a symbol of perfection, because on the left side of the painting ,we can appreciate a very muscular body. On the right side, God is surrounded by angels and his look makes a big contrast with the young man Adam.

In my opinion, all the works by Michelangelo are stunning, but this painting made me feel very impressed, because of the perfection of the human bodies, which is also seen in his sculptures.