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AP Art History
PowerPoint Project
by Daniel Martinez
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100 WELL KNOWN
WORKS OF ART
#4 Michelangelo, Creation of Adam
Interpreted Using
The
Feldman Model of Formal Analysis
Feldman’s Model of Art Criticism
From the work of Edmund Burke Feldman,
During the late 1960’s and early 70’s
1. DescriptionThere are angels in the sky surrounding God and Adam as they touch index fingers.
2. AnalysisFocus on the formal aspects of elements of art, principles of design.
Michelangelo emphasizes the two fingers of God and Adam by making them smaller than
all the other objects on the painting.
He uses color to help heighten this effect by choosing primary colors for the bodies,
draperies, and piece of land Adam sits on so that they will stand out against the muted
hues of the background.
3. InterpretationReflects Michelangelo's firmly held belief that the body should be celebrated as a refection
of both divine beauty and the beauty of the human soul.
4. JudgmentIt generates so much tension and anticipation in the viewer, that it is a favorite with many
critics to describe this scene as God imparting the spark of life to the first man.
Thus the Creation of Adam encapsulates the Christian culture of man’s relationship with
God. In one broad motion, with both arms stretched wide, God creates man and
anticipates man’s Savior. Man’s spiritual potential is about to spark in his union with God,
but Adam’s future Sin and Fall are already foreseen, and Redemption through Christ is
already present.
Michelangelo di Lodovico
Buonarroti Simoni
Creation of Adam, 1511,
Renaissance Movement, Painting on fresco
The Sistine Chapel, Vatican City, Italy
(15' 9" x 7' 7")
1.DESCRIPTION
a. Painting
b. Paint on fresco
c. 15' 9" x 7' 7"
d. God and Adam almost touching fingersrectangular
e. Static
f. Planar – on the ceiling of a wall
g. Body figures spread out amongst the layout
h. Natural elements are present
i. White, Red, Green, Yellow Color Scheme
j. Realistic texture
k. Italy- 1500s (1511 –Vatican City)
2.ANALYSIS
a. Depicts the union of God
and Adam.
b. Emphasis on the distance between
objects.
c. Stable and mobile composition.
d. Open and three- dimensional structural
system.
e. High contrast and vibrant.
f. Open space- depth amongst the objects.
g. Movement depicted in the proximity of the.
fingers between each other.
h. Three dimensional shading.
i. Human bodies are disproportional.
3. Interpretation
a. It illustrates the biblical creation
narrative from the book of genesis
in which God breathes life into Adam.
b. Reflects Michelangelo’s firmly held belief
that the body should be celebrated as a
reflection of both divine beauty and the
beauty of the human soul.
c. “The Creation of Adam encapsulates the
Christian story of man’s relationship with
God. In one broad motion, with both arms
stretched wide, God creates man and
anticipates man’s Savior”.
4. Judgment
a. What sets this work apart and
Makes it worth studying?
(Worlds best artist of all time)
b. How does this work fit into the context of
what came before and after it? (Development
Of high renaissance art)
c. How have critics, historians, and the public
reacted to this work? (Measure of genius)
d. How has this work changed the way art is
viewed? (Famous Paintings)
Compare and Contrast
Many hypotheses have been formulated regarding the identity and
meaning of the figures around God.
The person protected by God's left arm might be Eve due to the figure's
feminine appearance and gaze towards Adam, but was also suggested to
be Virgin Mary, Sophia, the personified human soul, or an angel of
feminine build. Another point is that Adam's finger and God's finger are
not touching.
It gives the impression that God, the giver of life, is reaching out to Adam
who receives it; they are not on "the same level" as would be two humans
shaking hands, for instance.
God is depicted as an elderly white-bearded man wrapped in a swirling
cloak while Adam, on the lower left, is completely nude. God's right arm is
outstretched to impart the spark of life from his own finger into that of
Adam, whose left arm is extended in a pose mirroring God's, a reminder
that man is created in the image and likeness of God.
Khan Academy Video
Summary
Renaissance
1500-1600
The Reformation was a very violent period in Europe,
even family members were often pitted against one
another in the wars of religion. Each side, both
Catholics and Protestants, were often absolutely
certain that they were in the right and that the other
side was doing the devil’s work.
Interesting Facts About Artist
• Was born Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simon
• Michelangelo was less interested in schooling than
watching the painters at nearby churches, and drawing
what he saw there
• His works include the "David" and "Pieta" statues and
the ceiling paintings of Rome's Sistine Chapel.
• Michelangelo grew up in Florence in the late 15th
century where he studied under Francesco da Urbino.
The Deposition (also called the Florence Pietà,
the Bandini Pietà or The Lamentation over the Dead
Christ) is a marble sculpture by the Italian High
Renaissance master Michelangelo. The sculpture, on which
Michelangelo worked between 1547 and 1553, depicts four
figures – the dead body of Jesus Christ, newly taken down
from the Cross, Nicodemus (or possibly Joseph of
Arimathea), Mary Magdalene and the Virgin Mary. The
sculpture is housed in the Museo dell'Opera del
Duomo in Florence.
References
1. (Renaissance -Information)
http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/ End-of-theRenaissance-and-the-Reformation