Michelangelo
While on a tour through Italy, I had the wonderful opportunity to visit the Sistine Chapel. This occurrence was a once in a lifetime experience where I fell in love with the gorgeous architect and beautiful paintings by one of the most admired artists, Michelangelo.
Michelangelo was known throughout his years as one of the best. He was ordered to not only paint the Sistine Chapel, but also to make Pope Julius II tomb. For almost three years, Michelangelo painted these most significant artworks on the ceiling and west wall behind the altar. The ceiling portrays occasions and persons from the Old Testament, such as, Separating Light from Darkness, the Creation of Adam, the Creation of Eve, the Temptation and Fall of Adam and Eve and the Flood.
One of the most amazing scenes that’s has always interested me, is the Creation of Adam. In this illustration it shows how God breathes life into Adam, as the first man. God is seen as an elderly man, with a white beard, draped in a robe, while Adam is lying completely naked. The outstretched arm from God to Adam is imparted to the “Spark of Life” from his own finger. Adam is seen as mirroring God’s pose, and gives the impression that man is created in the resemblance of God. This is depicted from the excerpt from Genesis 1:27 “God created man in his own image; in the image God he created him.”
What I find completely amazing are the few things that get over looked within this illustration. Within the Creation of Adam, it is believed that Eve is being protected by God’s left arm as she looks directly at Adam during this creation and awaiting her birth. Another thing is that Adam is lying on top of the Earth receiving the breath of life. Looking at the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, it is amazing how Michelangelo understood that his talent was in his mind and not in his hands. He assumed that the "heavenly part" we "obtain" from God is the "mental power". He portrayed an accurate image of the human brain
Michelangelo was known throughout his years as one of the best. He was ordered to not only paint the Sistine Chapel, but also to make Pope Julius II tomb. For almost three years, Michelangelo painted these most significant artworks on the ceiling and west wall behind the altar. The ceiling portrays occasions and persons from the Old Testament, such as, Separating Light from Darkness, the Creation of Adam, the Creation of Eve, the Temptation and Fall of Adam and Eve and the Flood.
One of the most amazing scenes that’s has always interested me, is the Creation of Adam. In this illustration it shows how God breathes life into Adam, as the first man. God is seen as an elderly man, with a white beard, draped in a robe, while Adam is lying completely naked. The outstretched arm from God to Adam is imparted to the “Spark of Life” from his own finger. Adam is seen as mirroring God’s pose, and gives the impression that man is created in the resemblance of God. This is depicted from the excerpt from Genesis 1:27 “God created man in his own image; in the image God he created him.”
What I find completely amazing are the few things that get over looked within this illustration. Within the Creation of Adam, it is believed that Eve is being protected by God’s left arm as she looks directly at Adam during this creation and awaiting her birth. Another thing is that Adam is lying on top of the Earth receiving the breath of life. Looking at the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, it is amazing how Michelangelo understood that his talent was in his mind and not in his hands. He assumed that the "heavenly part" we "obtain" from God is the "mental power". He portrayed an accurate image of the human brain