A rare collection of sketches by Michelangelo ... portrayed in the Sistine Chapel are from the Bible's Book of Genesis, including iconic artworks such as The Creation of Adam and The Fall of ...

Michelangelo unveils the Sistine Chapel ceiling ... parts of the Old Testament. There's the creation sequence. There's the creation of Adam and Eve. Then there's the story of Noah.

The most famous scene in the Sistine Chapel is The Creation of Adam. Part of Michelangelo's ceiling paintings, the fresco depicts God giving life to Adam. The iconic image is known for the ...

The overwhelming grandeur, scope and vision of Michelangelo’s miraculous Sistine ... painting the chapel, was still contemplating Pope Julius II’s tomb; that he envisioned placing Adam on ...

On Aug. 15, 1483, Pope Sixtus IV consecrated the Sistine Chapel to ... reaching toward Adam, while Adam reaches back up to God. 3. Michelangelo was telling a story. The “Creation of Adam ...

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with art historian Kim Butler about the artwork that adorns the walls of the Sistine Chapel and ... walk under Michelangelo's iconic "Creation Of Adam," which shows ...

Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel is run by the Vatican Museums ... including a famed representation of the creation of Adam. The conclave gathered beneath The Last Judgement, Michelangelo's 1536 ...

NPR secured one of the last public tours of the Sistine Chapel before ... AIROLDI: The ceiling, Michelangelo's ceiling, with the most famous scene, the creation of Adam in the image of God.

In a process shrouded in secrecy, the Sacred College of Cardinals is gearing up to elect Pope Francis' successor inside the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel, renowned for its extensive Renaissance art ...