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DAY 65 | A PICTURE’S WORTH 1000 200 WORDS |
The Creation of Adam
MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI, 1508-1512
Michelangelo’s magnificent fresco on the ceiling of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel is one of the artistic Wonders of the World. The vast painting was done 500 years ago and Michelangelo accomplished it without the help of modern technology. In fact, the artist spent four years on a scaffold, suspended almost 70 feet into the air.
The Creation of Adam from the Sistine Chapel, 1508-12 (fresco) by Michelangelo Buonarroti. Movement: Italian Renaissance. ...
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