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How Michelangelo worked on the Sistine Chapel ceiling

Michelangelo, *The Creation of Adam*, Sistine Chapel ceiling; Wikimedia Commons, public domain. [Source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%27Adam%27s_Creation_Sistine_Chapel_ceiling%27_by_Michelangelo_JBU33.jpg). Visually checked.

Michelangelo, *The Creation of Adam*, Sistine Chapel ceiling; Wikimedia Commons, public domain. [Source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%27Adam%27s_Creation_Sistine_Chapel_ceiling%27_by_Michelangelo_JBU33.jpg). Visually checked.

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Pope Julius II commissioned the cycle in 1508; the work was completed by 31 October 1512. The central scenes from Genesis include The Creation of Adam. Michelangelo designed scaffolding for work on the vault, though his exact posture could vary by location.