In Popular Culture
- In many works, the painting of God and Adam are parodied. See The Creation of Adam for more.
- In the film 2012, the entire College of Cardinals are seen praying silently under the ceiling. The ceiling then starts to crack, commencing at the point where God's and Adam's fingers nearly touch, dividing the two.
- In Life After People: The Series, the Sistine chapel is seen falling after 500 years.
- In Pastafarianism, a parody of the painting is shown as the Flying Spaghetti Monster reaching a noodly appendage out to Adam.
- Playwright Neil Simon's quote about the Sistine floor-"If no one took any risks, Michaelangelo would have painted the Sistine floor."
- The 1965 film The Agony and the Ecstasy features the story of Michelangelo and his travails in painting the Sistine Chapel. He is portrayed in the film by Charlton Heston.
- In the 2009 film Angels & Demons and also in the 2000 book on which the film is based, the chapel is featured throughout the story.
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