Tattoo "Creation of Adam"
The Creation of Adam is the famous creation of Michelangelo. We will tell you about what a tattoo with such an image means and where it is best to place it in this article.
Description and meaning
The Creation of Adam is a famous fresco by Michelangelo Buonarroti. The creation of this creation dates back to around 1511. Pope Julius II was the initiator of its creation. Initially, this drawing was supposed to be a painting of the tomb, but for certain reasons it was decided that Michelangelo would paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
It is interesting that earlier Buonarroti, although he agreed to this order, never engaged in the creation of frescoes. The work was given to him very hard, because he had to create without anyone's help. Michelangelo put a lot of effort into this fresco and even lost most of his health in the process of creating it: he developed arthritis, scoliosis, and an ear infection. At the same time, there were difficulties with the customer. He abused the trust of the master, did not always make payments on time, sometimes he was dissatisfied with the result, which is why the creator had to redo something many times.
At the present time, the fresco can still be seen on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Italian capital, Rome. It is part of one large composition, which is dedicated to the nine plots of the Book of Genesis. "The Creation of Adam" is a vivid illustration of the following phrase: "And God created man in his own image." The center of the composition of this fresco is two figures: God, who is represented as a majestic elderly man with a gray beard, surrounded by angels, and Adam as a young boy with a handsome and muscular body.They both reach out with their hands to each other, and their fingers, which are located right in the center of the fresco, are literally a few millimeters apart.
At the present time, the image that is on this fresco can be seen on tattoos. Moreover, it can be depicted as a whole picture with all its details, or only a fragment of it, namely: two hands that reach out to each other.
The meaning of this image can be interpreted in different ways. If you look at it on a large scale, then such a drawing can symbolize the birth of life, because this is what is depicted in the fresco. The drawing can also symbolize a vital impulse, spiritual energy, a spark that God transfers to his creation in order to breathe life into it and completely humanize it.
There is also an opinion that the red cloth that surrounds the Creator himself in the fresco symbolizes the womb, and the green cloth that flutters from below - the umbilical cord. In this context, the image can also be interpreted as the beginning of a new life, which literally means “to live is to create”.
However, you can look at this image in a slightly different way, from the position of the creator himself.
He put a lot of effort into creating this mural, and the work on it was difficult. For this reason, a tattoo with such an image can be interpreted as hard work, the desire to complete what was started.
It is worth saying that tattoo with this image is suitable for both women and men of different ages. Most often, such a wearable pattern can be seen in young people. They make such tattoos often for aesthetic reasons. However, in some cases, people can put their own meaning into such a picture, which is understandable only to them.
Execution styles
The "Creation of Adam" tattoo can be performed in different styles. Often, many people prefer such a style as minimalism. Images made in this style look very neat and inconspicuous, which is their main feature. Many people love these designs because they are quite compact, and therefore they can be easily hidden under clothes.
Some also prefer a style like geometry. In the drawings that are made in this style direction, there are necessarily geometric shapes or lines that affect the meaning of the tattoo. Basically, when it comes to the tattoo "Creation of Adam", such images are dominated by smooth, rounded lines and circles, which indicates the smoothness, calmness, peacefulness and kindness of a person, about his desire to find harmony.
Such drawings made in the style direction look very interesting. watercolor... Such tattoos are colored images in which a wide variety of shades prevail. The transitions between the tones in the drawing are distinguished by their softness and smoothness, which makes the drawing so delicate in appearance and at the same time colorful.
Due to all these features, the tattoo on the body ultimately looks like it was painted with real watercolors and brushes.
Realism in such works will also be appropriate. Especially when it comes to tattoos, which depict the whole picture, and not just its central fragment with two arms reaching out to each other. Such tattoos are characterized by a high degree of detail, which is why the image looks so bright, effective and naturalistic.
Where to apply?
The "Creation of Adam" tattoo can be placed on any part of the body - it only depends on the preferences of the person, as well as on the scale of the image.
So, most often, drawings depicting two hands that stretch towards each other are placed on the wrist, on the collarbones or ribs. Usually they do not differ in overall dimensions and look very laconic.
If the tattoo presents a whole picture, where not only hands are depicted, but also Adam with the Creator himself, then such an image would be best placed on the chest or back.
Sketches
EThere are many different sketches of tattoos with the famous creation of Michelangelo. Let's take a look at some of them.
Here are minimalist designs that will suit people who don't want to show their tattoo to everyone.
And here are the large images showing a solid fresco.
Tattoos made in color also look very bright, colorful and effective.