The Creation of Adam

by Michelangelo

The Creation of Adam cross-stitch pattern by Michelangelo (MD size, Med colors, Full DMC palette)

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Medium is a great compromise between the final quality and the time and materials you need to commit to complete it.

Colors

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Palette

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480 x 218 in 113 colors 104,640 stitches

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Description

The Creation of Adam (Italian: La Creazione di Adamo) is a fresco painting by Michelangelo, which forms part of the Sistine Chapel's ceiling, painted c. 1508–1512. It illustrates the Biblical creation narrative from the Book of Genesis in which God gives life to Adam, the first man. The fresco is part of a complex iconographic scheme and is chronologically the fourth in the series of panels depicting episodes from Genesis. The image of the near-touching hands of God and Adam has become iconic of humanity. Michelangelo's Creation of Adam is one of the most replicated religious paintings of all time.

This pattern will enable you to reproduce the image using the medium of cross-stitch or diamond painting. The custom charting technology we developed produces the highest quality cross-stitch and diamond-art patterns available with new levels of detail and color matching to accurately reproduce the images in whatever size and color combination you prefer. Not every image will look as good with the lowest colors at extra small size but not every image needs maximum colors at extra large size. We create every combination and provide accurate mockups so you can select the pattern that is right for you.

You can be confident that the pattern you buy from us will produce a piece that you will be proud to hang on your wall or gift to a loved one, to be admired for generations to come.

Patterns are available to download in PDF format immediately after purchase and will also appear in our pattern viewer and tracking application. This is the pattern only and does not include any paper copy or the materials you need to complete the project - you can purchase these from your local crafting store or online supplier of choice and the pattern will detail the number of skeins required based on the material type and stitching style you use.

Color Palette

The complete color palette including DMC code, description and stitch count for the selected pattern is shown below. The downloaded PDF pattern or our app will give you the complete estimate of thread-skeins required based on the canvas type and number of strands used for stitching.

Code
Description
Count
168
Very Light Pewter
8,360
02
Tin
4,687
927
Light Gray Green
4,078
159
Light Gray Blue
3,503
928
Very Light Gray Green
3,431
26
Pale Lavender
2,907
3817
Light Celadon Green
2,834
3787
Dark Brown Gray
2,107
3011
Dark Khaki Green
1,906
3743
Very Light Antique Violet
1,841
3362
Dark Pine Green
1,764
413
Dark Pewter Gray
1,711
936
Very Dark Avocado Green
1,663
738
Very Light Tan
1,543
520
Dark Fern Green
1,537
611
Drab Brown
1,517
975
Dark Golden Brown
1,507
341
Light Blue Violet
1,492
932
Light Antique Blue
1,484
300
Very Dark Mahogany
1,465
3768
Dark Gray Green
1,445
945
Tawny
1,441
03
Medium Tin
1,298
167
Very Dark Yellow Beige
1,217
612
Light Drab Brown
1,211
01
White Tin
1,198
730
Very Dark Olive Green
1,183
3863
Medium Mocha Beige
1,178
422
Light Hazelnut Brown
1,142
3045
Dark Yellow Beige
1,138
400
Dark Mahogany
1,123
3781
Dark Mocha Brown
1,103
926
Medium Gray Green
1,085
3761
Light Sky Blue
1,084
3790
Ultra Dark Beige Gray
1,083
935
Dark Avocado Green
1,078
801
Dark Coffee Brown
1,055
831
Medium Golden Olive
1,053
3760
Medium Wedgwood
977
830
Dark Golden Olive
971
3861
Light Cocoa
947
937
Medium Avocado Green
914
632
Ultra Very Dark Desert Sand
862
371
Mustard
747
437
Light Tan
743
3363
Medium Pine Green
742
535
Very Light Ash Gray
742
3771
Ultra Very Light Terra Cotta
742
3799
Very Dark Pewter Gray
706
844
Ultra Dark Beaver Gray
693
06
Medium Light Driftwood
680
840
Medium Beige Brown
641
3012
Medium Khaki Green
641
597
Turquoise
640
451
Dark Shell Gray
626
05
Light Driftwood
620
648
Light Beaver Gray
604
518
Light Wedgwood
582
452
Medium Shell Gray
576
07
Driftwood
570
3858
Medium Rosewood
550
924
Very Dark Gray Green
550
793
Medium Cornflower Blue
533
822
Light Beige Gray
530
842
Very Light Beige Brown
528
931
Medium Antique Blue
510
25
Ultra Light Lavender
501
729
Medium Old Gold
487
992
Light Aquamarine
479
162
Ultra Very Light Blue
474
794
Light Cornflower Blue
460
402
Very Light Mahogany
455
938
Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
452
500
Very Dark Blue Green
448
372
Light Mustard
442
3808
Ultra Very Dark Turquoise
440
3031
Very Dark Mocha Brown
436
3814
Aquamarine
416
934
Black Avocado Green
410
966
Medium Baby Green
400
04
Dark Tin
384
3032
Medium Mocha Brown
374
3041
Medium Antique Violet
370
562
Medium Jade
360
3848
Medium Teal Green
346
3053
Green Gray
327
939
Very Dark Navy Blue
321
3046
Medium Yellow Beige
293
676
Light Old Gold
292
316
Medium Antique Mauve
285
798
Dark Delft Blue
281
310
Black
277
161
Gray Blue
271
3750
Very Dark Antique Blue
264
922
Light Copper
223
913
Medium Nile Green
218
3348
Light Yellow Green
196
911
Medium Emerald Green
180
734
Light Olive Green
177
3364
Pine Green
148
943
Medium Aquamarine
143
3827
Pale Golden Brown
141
991
Dark Aquamarine
141
32
Dark Blueberry
123
3371
Black Brown
114
3777
Very Dark Terra Cotta
94
355
Dark Terra Cotta
94
3844
Dark Bright Turquoise
74
783
Medium Topaz
54
825
Dark Blue
49
554
Light Violet
44
995
Dark Electric Blue
41
23
Apple Blossom
22

All our patterns are the highest quality that can be created for the given size and color constraints. Occasionally this results in some threads that are only used for a handful of stitches in a pattern but we include them because they are the best matches for those colors. You can stitch them as-is or you can use your own judgement and may decide to replace them with another similar color that is already used elsewhere in the pattern. Use our closest DMC thread-color lookup tool to select candidates for replacement.

Image Sizes

Patterns can be used with any canvas type, all that will change is the physical dimensions of the completed image. To allow for mounting a cross-stitch piece in a frame we recommend a canvas size with at least 3 additional inches on each edge.

Completed Image Size Suggested Canvas Size
Canvas Type Width Height Width Height
11 Count Aida 43 ¾" 19 ¾" 49 ¾" 25 ¾"
14 Count Aida 34 ¼" 15 ½" 40 ¼" 21 ½"
16 Count Aida 30" 13 ¾" 36" 19 ¾"
18 Count Aida 26 ¾" 12" 32 ¾" 18"
20 Count Aida 24" 11" 30" 17"
22 Count Hardanger 21 ¾" 10" 27 ¾" 16"
25 Count Evenweave 19 ¼" 8 ¾" 25 ¼" 14 ¾"
28 Count Evenweave 17 ¼" 7 ¾" 23 ¼" 13 ¾"
32 Count Evenweave 15" 6 ¾" 21" 12 ¾"

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