God Creating the Sun, Moon & Planets, Sistine Chapel

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Illustration

Mark Cartwright
by Michelangelo
published on 15 September 2020
God Creating the Sun, Moon & Planets, Sistine Chapel Download Full Size Image

A panel from ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, Rome. The panel shows God creating the Sun, Moon and planets. The ceiling was created between 1508 and 1512 CE by the Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo (1475-1564 CE) and shows the story of Genesis from the Creation to the Great Flood.

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Michelangelo. (2020, September 15). God Creating the Sun, Moon & Planets, Sistine Chapel. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12753/god-creating-the-sun-moon--planets-sistine-chapel/

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Michelangelo. "God Creating the Sun, Moon & Planets, Sistine Chapel." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified September 15, 2020. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12753/god-creating-the-sun-moon--planets-sistine-chapel/.

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Michelangelo. "God Creating the Sun, Moon & Planets, Sistine Chapel." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 15 Sep 2020. Web. 26 Jul 2024.

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