1. Michelangelo The Sistine Chapel Ceiling

2. The Sistine Chapel

4. The Sistine Chapel Ceiling Nine Central Panels 1.Dividing Light and Dark 2.Creation of Sun and Planets 3.Dividing Water from the Earth 4.Creation of Adam 5.Creation of Eve 6.Temptation and Expulsion 7.Sacrifice of Isaac 8.The Great Flood 9.Noah in his Drunkenness Why did Michelangelo want to depict these nine scenes? Michelangelo works backwards.

5. 9. Noah in his Drunkenness

6. 8. The Great Flood

7. 7. Sacrifice of Isaac

8. 6. Temptation and Expulsion

9. 5. Creation of Eve (Center panel. Last done before scaffolding is moved)

10. 4. Creation of Adam

11. 3. Dividing Water from Earth

12. 2. Creation of Sun and Planets

13. 1. Dividing Light and Dark

14. The Sistine Chapel Ceiling Male figures are prophets. Female figures are sibyls. Prophets & Sibyls

15. The Sistine Chapel Ceiling Pendentive Art