The Creation of Adam
fresco by Michelangelo, part of the Sistine Chapel ceiling
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Summary
The Creation of Adam is a fresco[1]. It ranks in the top 0.98% of fresco entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32,614 views/month, #1 of 102).[2]
Key Facts
- Creator: Yayoi Kusama[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Vatican City[4]
- Country: Vatican City[5]
- Movement: High Renaissance[6]
- Genre: religious art[7]
- Based on: Old Testament[8]
- Depicts: God[9], Adam[10], Creation of Adam[11]
- Made from material: fresco[12]
- Collection: Vatican Museums[13]
- Location: Sistine Chapel[14]
- Part of: Sistine Chapel ceiling[15]
- Commons category: Sistine Chapel ceiling - Creation of Adam[16]
- Catalog code: 26[17]
- Inception: 1511[18]
- Main subject: Creation of Adam[19]
- Depicts Iconclass notation: 71A311[20]
- Height: 280 cm[21]
- Width: 570 cm[22]
Why It Matters
The Creation of Adam has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]