Discover the story about Michelangelo's The Creation of Adam

The Creation of Adam was painted around 1508–1512 on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City, Rome.

Michelangelo used fresco technique, painting directly onto wet plaster, which gives the work its matte, timeless character.

He was inspired by the Book of Genesis, depicting God giving life to Adam, the first man.

The nearly touching fingers of God and Adam have become one of the most famous and reproduced images in art history.

Today, it can be admired on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City.

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