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''The Creation of the Sun, Moon and Plants'' (sometimes ''The Creation of the Sun, Moon and Vegetation'' or ''The Creation of the Sun and the Moon'') is one of the frescoes from Michelangelo's nine Books of Genesis scenes on the 
Sistine Chapel ceiling
The Sistine Chapel ceiling ( it, Soffitto della Cappella Sistina), painted in fresco by Michelangelo between 1508 and 1512, is a cornerstone work of High Renaissance art. The Sistine Chapel is the large papal chapel built within the Vatican ...
. It is the second scene in the chronological sequence on the ceiling, depicting the third and fourth day of the Creation narrative together in one panel.
On the left side of the painting God is depicted from ''behind'', extending his arm towards a bush, alluding to the plant world. On the right side another image of God points towards the Sun with his right hand and toward the faint Moon with his left. His face expresses the force needed for the creation of the abode of living beings. The abstract patterns of drapery
Drapery is a general word referring to cloths or textiles (Old French , from Late Latin ). It may refer to cloth used for decorative purposes – such as around windows – or to the trade of retailing cloth, originally mostly for clothin ...
emphasise the motion of both figures of God.
''The Creation of the Sun, Moon and Plants'' is featured on the postage stamps of Vatican City (issue of 1994) and India (issue of 1975).
See also
*List of works by Michelangelo
The following is a list of works of painting, sculpture and architecture by the Italian Renaissance
The Italian Renaissance ( it, Rinascimento ) was a period in Italian history covering the 15th and 16th centuries. The period is known for the ...
References
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