Saturday, February 23, 2008

Dermablend Rochesterny

The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel by Michelangelo


Detail of Sistine Chapel ceiling by Michelangelo: Creation of Adam , 1508-1512 ,
Vatican, Rome

Here, there is a detail of the fresco by Michelangelo, who represented all the successive stages of the world was created by God according to Christian beliefs (creation of light, earth and animal ... etc. .). He represents here the creation of Adam, shown at left, the first man according to the 3 major monotheistic religions, God, shown at right, carried by a swarm of angels.

In this scene extremely popular, it poses the traits of a man he wants to perfect. However, at the time, suggested that proximity between God and Man, a deranged numbers people within the Christian Church.

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