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The iconic image of the Hand of God giving life to Adam The Sistine Chapel ceiling , painted by Michelangelo between 1508 and 1512, is one of the most renowned artworks of the High Renaissance . Central to the ceiling decoration are nine scenes from the Book of Genesis of which The Creation of Adam is the best known, the hands of God and Adam ...
The Artemision Bronze (often called the God from the Sea) is an ancient Greek sculpture that was recovered from the sea off Cape Artemision, in northern Euboea, Greece. According to most scholars, the bronze represents Zeus , [ 1 ] [ 2 ] the thunder-god and king of gods, though it has also been suggested it might represent Poseidon .
If the purpose of classical art was the glorification of man, the purpose of Byzantine art was the glorification of God. In place of the nude, the figures of God the Father, Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary and the saints and martyrs of Christian tradition were elevated and became the dominant - indeed almost exclusive - focus of Byzantine art.
The Creation of Adam (Italian: Creazione di Adamo), also known as The Creation of Man, [2]: plate 54 is a fresco painting by Italian artist Michelangelo, which forms part of the Sistine Chapel's ceiling, painted c. 1508 –1512. [3] It illustrates the Biblical creation narrative from the Book of Genesis in which God gives life to Adam, the ...
In cases where one civilization encroaches on another or a mixture of civilizations is present, both names are used. Though culturally rather different, the Wall Paintings of Thera are regarded as part of Minoan art; all types form part of the wider grouping of Aegean art. These frescos were primarily murals, few of which survived on their walls.
Pages in category "God the Father in art" The following 51 pages are in this category, out of 51 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. The Ancient of Days;
Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis The Fable: 1570–1575 oil on wood 50.5 × 63.6 Prado, Madrid The Entombment of Christ: 1570–1576 oil on wood 51 × 43 National Art Gallery, Athens: Portrait of Giulio Clovio: c. 1571 oil on wood 58 × 86 Capodimonte Museum, Naples Boy Blowing on an Ember to Light a Candle: 1571–1572 oil on canvas ...