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MICHELANGELO Buonarroti: Creation of Eve (with ignudi and medallions)

🖼 Creation of Eve (with ignudi and medallions), 1509-10
Fresco
Vatican, Italy

Muscular figures swirl across the vault as God summons Eve from Adam's side, rendered in bold anatomical precision and classical grace. This Sistine Chapel panel epitomizes Renaissance humanism, merging divine creation with idealized human form—influencing Western art for centuries.

Michelangelo
Michelangelo
Frank Zöllner
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