# The Creation of Adam by Michelangelo

- Created: 1508–1512
- Medium: Fresco
- Where to see it: Vatican Museums, Vatican City, Vatican City — https://worldmuseumguide.org/museums/vatican-museums/

The Creation of Adam is a fresco painting by Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo, part of the Sistine Chapel ceiling completed between 1508 and 1512. It depicts the Biblical scene in which God breathes life into Adam, the first man, with the two figures reaching toward each other, their fingers almost touching. The fresco is in the Sistine Chapel within the Vatican Museums in Vatican City. It is one of the most reproduced and recognised images in Western art.

Updated 2026-07-18. Source: https://worldmuseumguide.org/artworks/the-creation-of-adam/ — World Museum Guide.