The most famous section of the Sistine Chapel ceiling is Michelangelo's "Creation of Adam". This scene is located next to the "Creation of Eve", which is the panel at the center of the room, and the "Congregation of the Waters", which is closer to the altar.

"The Creation of Adam" is very impressive. It has two figures which dominate the scene: God on the right, and Adam on the left. God is shown inside a floating nebulous form made up of drapery and other figures. God is depicted as an elderly, yet muscular man, with grey hair and a long beard which reacts to the forward movement of flight. Rather than wearing royal garments and depicted as an all powerful ruler, he wears only a light tunic which leaves much of his arms and legs exposed. One might say this is a much more intimate portrait of God because he is shown in a state that is not untouchable and remote from Man, but one which is accessible to him.

Unlike the figure of God, who is outstretched and aloft, Adam is depicted as a lounging figure. He has a rather lackadaisical respond to God’s imminent touch. The touch will not only give life to Adam; it will give life to all mankind (the human race).

The Sistine Chapel is a chapel in the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City; it is the official residence of the pope. Originally, known as the Cappella Magna, the chapel takes its name from Pope Sixtus IV, who had it built between 1473 and 1481. It is decorated with frescoes by many Florentine Renaissance masters.

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