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Brand new Creation of Adam by the great painter Michelangelo pewter belt buckle with photostone. This buckle is very cool. This buckle is approx. 2 1/2 inches tall and 3 3/4 inches in width and will fit a belt up to 1 3/4 inches wide.
The Creation of Adam is a fresco on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, painted by Michelangelo circa 1511. It illustrates the Biblical story from the Book of Genesis in which God the Father breathes life into Adam, the first man. Chronologically the fourth in the series of panels depicting episodes from Genesis on the Sistine ceiling, it was among the last to be completed. It is one of the most famous images in the world.
God is depicted as an elderly bearded man wrapped in a swirling cloak that he shares with some cherubim. His left arm is wrapped around a female figure, often but erroneously interpreted as Eve, who is not yet created and, figuratively, waits in heaven to be given an earthly form. This interpretation is highly disputed; more authoritative historical interpretation from the Greek places this female figure squarely as Sophia, whom God created before Adam, and before the Earth (see Proverbs 8:22-31).
God's right arm is outstretched to impart the spark of life from his own finger into that of Adam, whose left arm is extended in a pose mirroring God's. Another point is that Adam's finger and God's finger are separated by a slight distance.
The similar poses of God and Adamâthe positions of God's right hand according to Genesis 1:27, God created man in his own image. At the same time, God, who is airborne and appears against ovoid drapery, is contrasted with earthbound Adam, lying on a stable triangle of barren ground. The name `Adam is Hebrew for 'man' (and 'mankind'); the feminine form, `adamah, means 'earth'.
The inspiration for Michelangelo's treatment of the subject may come from a medieval hymn called Veni Creator Spiritus, which asks the 'finger of the paternal right hand' (digitus paternae dexterae) to give the faithful speech, love and strength.
Price: $19.95
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