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Order From Chaos

Michelangelo, The Separation of Light from Darkness, 1508–1512

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Michelangelo begins the Sistine Chapel ceiling’s Genesis story with division because creation begins when God brings order out of chaos.

There is almost nothing here except God in motion. Seen from below, he twists with force through the darkness. His body is compact, the contours are taut and everything pushes forward. Light separates from darknes…

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