Michelangelo Buonarroti 1475 – 1564

The Separation of Light from Darkness

fresco — 1508-1512 Museum Sistine Chapel, Vatican City

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This work is linked to Genesis 1:4

Tags: Creation | Sistine Chapel - ceiling

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A fresco on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. It is the first in the series on the Creation.

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