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title: God Separating the Land from the Water, Sistine Chapel
author: PDArt
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12752/god-separating-the-land-from-the-water-sistine-cha/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# God Separating the Land from the Water, Sistine Chapel
_Authored by PDArt_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12752.jpg)
## Image Caption
A panel from ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, [Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rome/). The panel shows [God](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) separating the land from the waters. The ceiling was created between 1508 and 1512 CE by the Italian Renaissance artist [Michelangelo](https://www.worldhistory.org/Michelangelo/) (1475-1564 CE) and shows the story of Genesis from the Creation to the Great Flood.
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## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dividing_water_from_Heaven.jpg) by [**PDArt**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dividing_water_from_Heaven.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 15 September 2020. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.