Creation of Adam was representative of the important part of Michelangelo's frescoes.

1. Creation of Adam: The Ceiling Art of Michelangelo
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Creation of Adam was representative of the important part of
Michelangelo's frescoes. Because of his reputation in Florence, Rome Pope
Julius II invited him to participate in building the Pope tomb. In 1508, he was
forced to agree to paint on the Sistine Chapel ceiling. He was indignant at
that time, unexpectedly this frescoes later became the greatest masterpiece in
his life. The Creation of Adam and the other Sistine Chapel panels are themes
that frequently used in religious paintings of all time.
The area of Sistine Chapel ceiling is 500 square meters, is one of the largest
frescoes in art history. Michelangelo continuously painted nine different sizes
religious paintings according to the frame of architecture in the central part of
the hall, these paintings are taken directly from stories in the bible,
The giant frescoes cost more than four years to complete. Because
Michelangelo had to paint the frescoes with his face up for so a long time that
his neck became stiff and had to read letters up above his head. Creation of
Adam was the most outstanding painting among the frescoes. In the painting,
Adam's body was robust and full of power, showing the artist’s
extraordinary artistry on the basis of reality, giving people inspiration of his
contemporaries.
Creation of Adam is the most touching scene in the entire ceiling painting. It
does not directly depict the moment the God creating Adam, but describes the
minute that the divine spark is about to touch Adam: God, flying from the sky,
points his finger toward Adam so as to pass the soul to Adam. His upper body
slightly lifts up due to the arrival of the God and the eyes tell his desire to get

2. wisdom and strength. His left hand is slowly reached out to the God. This
dramatic moment makes the people and God wonderfully together and
triggers our sense of awe.
On the top right of the painting is a wise elder, surrounded by angels, is
flying to Adam; and on the lower left corner of the painting is the naked Adam
leaning on a green hill. During the creation of this painting, Michelangelo
changed the original story slightly. In the original story, the god blows the soul
to Adam but these painting changes this plot to the God points his finger to
Adam and Adam reaches out his hand to the God. Adam seems just wake up,
looking up at the God. Michelangelo was very clever. He forever preserved the
little distance between them two. This enables the audience to complete this
story by their imagination.
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