Languages:

SILVER COIN MICHELANGELO CREATION OF ADAM COOK ISLANDS 2008

A numismatic masterpiece, made of 3 oz of pure silver 999 with 15 authentic swarovski crystals inlaid in this 55 mm coin, issued by Cook Islands.

MASTERPIECES OF ART - MICHELANGELO - CREATION OF ADAM

The Creation of Adam is a section of Michelangelo's fresco Sistine Chapel ceiling painted circa 1511. It illustrates the Biblical story from the Book of Genesis in which God the Father breathes life into Adam, the first man.
The reverse depicts Queen Elizabeth II profile.

BACKGROUND AND HISTORY


	Composition God is depicted as an elderly bearded man wrapped in a swirling cloak while Adam, on the lower left, is completely naked. God's right arm is outstretched to impart the spark of life from his own finger into that of Adam, whose left arm is extended in a pose mirroring God's, a reminder that man is created in the image and likeness of God (Gen 1:26). Another point is that Adam's finger and God's finger are not touching. It gives the appearance that God, the giver of life, is reaching out to Adam and Adam is receiving. The pink backdrop behind God is in the shape of a human brain. The inspiration for Michelangelo's treatment of the subject may come from a medieval hymn called Veni Creator Spiritus, which asks the 'finger of the paternal right hand' (digitus paternae dexterae) to give the faithful speech, love and strength. Anatomical theories Several hypotheses have been put forward about the meaning of The Creation of Adam's highly original composition, many of them taking Michelangelo's well-documented expertise in human anatomy as their starting point. In 1990 a physician named Frank Lynn Meshberger noted in the medical publication the Journal of the American Medical Association that the background figures and shapes portrayed behind the figure of God appeared to be an anatomically accurate picture of the human brain, including the frontal lobe, optic chiasm, brain stem, pituitary gland, and the major sulci of the cerebrum. Alternatively, it has been observed that the red cloth around God has the shape of a human uterus (one art historian has called it a "uterine mantle"), and that the scarf hanging out, colored green, could be a newly cut umbilical cord.


		15 authentic Swarovski crystals shine inlaid the coin.
		Extremely low issue limit of only 10.000 pcs.
		3 oz of pure silver turn this coin into a numismatic jewel.
		Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
		A perfect gift for those interested in art.


	Metal:	Silver 999 + 15 Swarovski
	Country:	Cook Islands
	Year:	2008
	Face value:	20 Dollars
	Weight:	93,3 g (3 oz)
	Diameter:	55 mm
	Grade:	UNC
	Quality:	BU
	Mintage:	Limited edition of just 10.000 pcs