The Creation of Adam
Michelangelo · c. 1508–1512
- Artist
- Michelangelo
- Year
- c. 1508–1512
- Technique
- fresco
- Movement
- Renaissance
- Location
- Capela Sistina, Museus Vaticanos, Cidade do Vaticano
De onde vem o dado
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What Renaissance is
When and how "The Creation of Adam" was painted
"The Creation of Adam" is a work by Michelangelo, made in c. 1508–1512 — more than 518 years ago — using fresco, associated with Renaissance.
The original of "The Creation of Adam" is on display today at the Capela Sistina, Museus Vaticanos, in Cidade do Vaticano (Vaticano), and the image on this page is a public-domain photographic reproduction of that same painting, not a photo of the venue.
Why "The Creation of Adam" is considered significant
"The Creation of Adam" regularly appears on lists of the world's most famous paintings for representing Renaissance of the 16th century well, and for having influenced generations of artists after Michelangelo.
This site covers only this one work by Michelangelo; the artist's own page has the full biographical context.
Glossário: os termos desta página
Public domain
A work whose copyright protection has expired — usually decades after the author's death, the exact term varies by country — so it can be freely reproduced, including on an ad-supported site.
Fresco
A painting made directly on still-wet plaster on a wall or ceiling; the pigment dries together with the plaster and becomes part of the surface, which is why it lasts for centuries.
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