It has been said that Michelangelo created a "moment that has been frozen in time” with the painting. The touching of hands, the eyes of Adam looking at us while he waits for life, and God's expression are remarkably human. The Sistine Chapel is home to Michelangelo's only fresco painted on the ceiling. Let's take a look at what makes this painting one of the most remarkable achievements in art history.
Back in the 15th century, Michelangelo was commissioned to paint the Twelve Apostles on the triangular pendentives that supported the ceiling, and cover the central part of the ceiling with ornament. Michelangelo persuaded Pope Julius to give him a free hand and proposed a different and more complex scheme, representing the Creation, the Fall of Man, the Promise of Salvation through the prophets, and the genealogy of Christ.
