Pope Julius II asked Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the Sistine (sins-teen) chapel in 1508. The chapel was Built by Pope Sixtus IV in 1481. Which happened to be in the Vatican, is known to be the pope's headquarters in Rome. The chapel measuring in at 130 feet long and 44 feet wide - was a large undertaking to paint. The Sistine chapel particularly important to pope Julius II, since it was the site in which cardinals met …
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…The Creation of Adam" shows god touching Adam, the two share an electric charge between the two finger tips. I think this shows that god gave humans power to be equals. Adam in the nude, signifies celebration of the human body proving just how wonderful, strong and beautiful it really is. Michelangelo brought humanism to us though his beautiful painting, showing that not only god can crate things beautiful but the common man can too.