Michelangelo Creation Of Adam Analysis

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Al-Shraideh Malek
Dr. Marnie Binder
HUM 301
3 October 3, 2017
Writing Response #3
All of Michelangelo’s works of art are amazing, but no others are as iconic as his painting on the ceilings of the Sistine Chapel. “Though Michelangelo always considered himself more of a sculptor than a painter, he painted one of the most inspiring pieces The Creation of Adam Created in the Vatican in the year 1512.” The painting was painted by Michelangelo by himself without assistance, when he was only a sculpture. This piece is referenced as one of the token Catholic pieces of art produced during the Italian Renaissance which portrayed several biblical stories. The Creation of Adam, which displays God giving an apple symbolizing God giving life to the first

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