Separation of Land and Water, by Michelangelo (1475-1564)

Separation of Land and Water, by Michelangelo (1475-1564)

The work of God in the Priestly account of creation consisted both of calling elements into being and separating one element from another: darkness from light, water above the earth from water below the earth, and sea from land.

1512, Sistine Chapel, Vatican, Rome -- ChristusRex