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MICHELANGELO Buonarroti: Separation of the Earth from the Waters

🖼 Separation of the Earth from the Waters, 1511
Fresco
155 × 270 cm
Vatican, Italy

Sweeping diagonal movement divides the composition as God's muscular form commands the waters from the earth below, rendered in bold anatomical precision. This Sistine Chapel fresco exemplifies Renaissance mastery of human form and divine action, establishing Michelangelo's revolutionary approach to narrative religious art.

Michelangelo
Michelangelo
Frank Zöllner
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